2014 Highlights Brochure

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December 2014

Innovative discovery •

Assessment of the impact of contraceptive stockouts in Uganda with the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

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Widespread media coverage of our report with the Center for Reproductive Rights examining women’s and children’s health and well-being in states that heavily restrict abortion

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Collaboration with Marie Stopes Mexico to fill a crucial evidence gap on the safety and effectiveness of medication abortion between nine and 12 weeks’ gestation

Women deserve it.

Advocates need it.

Driving impact •

Our data on the impact of severe abortion restrictions in Texas have been cited in court challenges, widely covered in the media, and presented in expert witness testimony by Ibis VP Dr. Daniel Grossman.

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Ibis research informed the Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act, introduced in the US Senate and House.

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Our work helped to get mifepristone onto South Africa’s Essential Medicines List for firstand second-trimester abortion.

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We are leading the charge to move an oral contraceptive pill over the counter in the US and harnessing current political and public interest to ensure widespread access to a future over-the-counter pill.

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Our evaluation of telemedicine provision of medication abortion has been critical in ongoing litigation to appeal the Iowa Board of Medicine ruling to outlaw the practice.

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The new Ibis website showcases our robust body of research and policy-relevant analysis.

Providers use it.

WE DO IT.

AT IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, we believe that

Pilot research on key aspects of abortion care quality, including women’s perspectives on what is most important to them

meticulous research driven by women’s priorities and voices

Partnership with Sea Change to measure and evaluate efforts to tackle abortion stigma, which harms women and obstructs access to care

that require relevant data and proven methods, there is

New research brief released synthesizing the growing body of research on the Hyde Amendment, distributed to thousands by All* Above All

We hope you’ll join us and invest in rigorous research that

can catalyze real improvements in sexual and reproductive health and rights. In a domestic climate and a global context profound strength in bold, thorough, and precise science to deliver knowledge to policy discussions.

generates evidence to push forward strong, women-focused policies and effective, high-quality reproductive health information, services, and product innovations.