To defend and advance women’s reproductive rights in the United States through litigation and legal advocacy to prevent restrictions on women’s access to abortion and to expand access to contraception, and through educational activities to inform the media, policymakers and…
To involve college students in the debates and struggles over reproductive health and rights by developing a real or electronic presence on college campuses.
To develop an early abortion-training site integrated into a family practice health center.
To shift the policy climate from censorship and restriction to one that provides young people with complete and accurate information about sexuality including contraception.
To increase the number of young women, 16- to 24- years old, who are able and willing to obtain emergency contraception prior to needing it.
To strengthen support for reproductive health and rights at federal and state levels by providing policymakers with credible research data and nonpartisan, action-oriented policy analysis.
To provide small grants and technical assistance to state and local organizations working on behalf of reproductive health and access.
To assist local organizations in Mexico and Bolivia in countering mounting opposition from pro-life organizations to women’s reproductive health and abortion care in their countries.
To expand Ipas’ involvement in improving access to early abortion services in the US.
To protect abortion providers and staffs at affiliated clinics from violence and harassment.