United States

Ipas has always had a presence in the United States. For decades, Ipas has worked with partners and allies in Congress to reduce the harms of US foreign policies like the Helms Amendment that restrict access to abortion in countries around the world. The Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act was introduced in 2020 in the US House and in 2022 in the Senate. In June 2022, when the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion, Ipas increased its programmatic work, drawing from global experience in restrictive environments around the world. Now, Ipas staff are focused primarily in the southern part of the country, with projects in Texas, North Carolina and Virginia, and close work with partners in Washington, DC, and Maryland, as well as across the US-Mexico border. Ipas works to connect US partners with champions from around the world and to convene leaders from the reproductive justice movement and other movements to protect and advance abortion access.

We welcome suppliers, including independent consultants, academic and professional institutions, community-based, faith-based, sub-national/national, non-governmental, and global organizations, to collaborate with us to advance the Ipas mission. Our suppliers become valued partners in our supply chain as they enable us to achieve our mission cost-effectively, timely, sustainably and in line with our policies. Our procurement teams are focused on fostering enduring mutually beneficial relationships for our suppliers and Ipas. We expect all our suppliers to be committed to the Ipas mission and to share our sense of purpose and commitment to enhance a sustainable abortion ecosystem that ensures that all people have bodily autonomy and can access the essential health care they need.