Black Mamas deserve more than survival; they deserve dignity & liberation #RootedInJusticeAndJoy. This #BMHW26, we’re uplifting Black-led care, healing, and systems change. Join the movement for Black Maternal Health equity w/ Black Mamas Matter Alliance!
LAST DAY to vote for #FreeThePill in the Webby Awards! Please cast your vote TODAY to help us amplify our work + ensure everyone has access to the #reprohealth care they need without barriers or stigma ➡️ https://wbby.co/58958N
Ibis-led project, #FreeThePill, has been nominated for a Webby Award! 🎉💖
We have been researching, educating, collaborating, and advocating for an over-the-counter (OTC) daily birth control pill in the United States for 20+ years. Your vote TODAY helps us amplify our work đź”— https://wbby.co/58958N đź”—
Ibis-led project, #FreeThePill, has been nominated for a Webby Award! 🎉💖
For 20+ years, we have been researching, educating, and advocating for an over-the-counter (OTC) daily birth control pill in the United States. And now, we need your vote! Help us to amplify our work đź”— https://wbby.co/58958N
We're excited to introduce our new Research Manager on the MORE Study team, Thea Bourdeau! Please join us in welcoming her to Ibis. We're so thrilled to be working with you, Thea. #BeAnIbis www.ibisreproductive...
The workshop titled "Bleeding with Dignity: Menstruation, Stigma, and Human Rights" aims to move menstrual health from the shadows of stigma into the light of bodily autonomy by bridging clinical knowledge with lived experience.
#IbisDrivesChange #IbisAfrica #HRF2026
Communications Coordinator, Sesona Buyeye, will work in collaboration with QRATE, Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Wits VIDA and the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance - South Africa.
#IbisDrivesChange #IbisAfrica
This Thursday, the 8th Human Rights Festival, hosted by Constitution Hill and its partners, Gauteng Department of Economic Development, the National Heritage Council, and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency.
#HRF2026 #IbisDrivesChange
At Ibis, we remain committed to research that centres women's health, elevates underrepresented voices, and drives policy change.
#WomensHistoryMonth #DrivingChange
Many of them fought for funding, credibility, and a seat at the table in fields that weren't designed to include them. Their persistence shaped the evidence base we rely on today.
Women's History Month is an opportunity to recognize something we often overlook: the researchers, clinicians, and advocates whose work built the foundation of modern reproductive healthcare.
🔍Webinar details:
✨Theme: Adolescents & Abortion Care – Barriers and Experiences across Africa
🕒 13:00–14:30 (WAT)
đź”— Register: bit.ly/3NKg6zH
#DrivingChange #IbisAfrica
📢 Webinar Alert!
Our Associate Project Director, Jewelle Methazia, will be joining an upcoming @ACORCA webinar.
She’ll be presenting:
“Examining unplanned pregnancy and abortion among adolescent girls aged 12–17 in South Africa.”
Mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, is exceedingly safe, effective, and has the backing of countless high-quality studies and actual scientific experts.
Mifepristone gives us the freedom to make the best decisions for our lives and our health.
The state of Louisiana is suing the FDA to undo its policy allowing mifepristone to be dispensed via telehealth. Read @natasharoy.bsky.social on how this ongoing case could upend critical telehealth abortion care nationwide:
Graphic with the text 'Celebrate Abortion Providers' featuring photos of abortion care providers and patients surrounded by a sun, clouds, and colorful flowers.
Today is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day. đź’›
Today we celebrate abortion providers — the people who show up every day with compassion, courage, and creativity to care for their communities.
#CelebrateAbortionProviders
We celebrate abortion in all its forms. No matter where, when, how, or why, abortion care is our right.
We #CelebrateAbortionProviders who make that right a reality. Read our love letter, from Ibis researchers to abortion providers, here ➡️ medium.com/@IbisRH/a-lo...
Ibis remains committed to driving access to sexual & reproductive health, advocating for reproductive rights through evidence-based action, expanding abortion access, improving contraceptive access & promoting reproductive autonomy for all.
Learn more: bit.ly/4cJB6kc
#ForAllWomenAndGirls
🧵Today is International Women’s Day, a globally recognised day honouring the achievements and contributions of women. This year’s theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls”, is a reminder that gender equality MUST extend to every woman and girl, everywhere.
#DrivingChange #IWD2026
Period positive truths to remember: Affordable access to period products is a human right. Menstrual blood is not dirty. It's okay to rest during your bleed! Periods are genderless and language matters! Period sex can be fun! Talking about periods is NOT shameful. How was your period this month?
When we talk openly about periods, advocate for access to menstrual products, and challenge harmful myths, we create a culture where menstruation is treated with care instead of shame. 🩸✨
🎨: kaikathleenn
#periodpositive #menstruation #menstrualcycle
Inclusive sexual health care means disability-informed care. This #DevelopmentalDisabilityAwarenessMonth, explore @thencsh.bsky.social's new disability-informed care guide, a framework for providing respectful, accessible, and person-centered care: bit.ly/DisabilityInformedCare
#Disability
You shouldn't have to be pregnant if you don't want to be. And that shouldn't be controversial.
“These service members deserve their day in court, and the public deserves to know what is driving the ban." - NCLR Legal Director @shannonminter5.bsky.social
Late last year I covered the case of QueerDoc, a small, telehealth gender-affirming care practice that received a subpoena from Trump's DOJ. The subpoena was blocked by a federal judge, but the DOJ appealed, and the 9th Circuit is hearing oral arguments today.
The political attacks on mifepristone do not disprove the SCIENCE. Medication abortion is safe, effective, and important for patient-centered abortion care.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When it comes to fighting for your freedom to make your own decisions for you and your family’s future, we’ll never back down 🥊
Cuando se trata de luchar por la libertad de tomar tus propias decisiones, para ti y para el futuro de tu familia, nunca vamos a echarnos para atrás 🥊
Tomorrow, VP for Africa Programs, Dela Nai, will join MSI Reproductive Choices Ghana in a convening of leaders and partners to push for actions that truly protect and empower women and girls across Ghana.
PS: This event is strictly by invitation đź“Ś
#IWD2026 #DrivingChange
This year, we’re joining the global call to demand equal rights and real justice for every woman and girl. No exceptions. No delays.
#IWD2026 #RightsJusticeAction #DrivingChange
Ibis President, Kelly Blanchard, reflects on the work that gives her purpose in chaotic & challenging moments and her gratitude for colleagues & partners whose research demonstrates how #IbisDrivesChange ⬇️ medium.com/@IbisRH/prep...
🔔New research from #FreeThePill: Lessons learned from the movement behind the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill in the United States and recommended strategies for implementing full insurance coverage ⬇️
www.ibisreproductivehealth.org/publications...