International Planned Parenthood Federation

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global network of autonomous member associations providing sexual and reproductive health services and advocating for related rights.

Family planning: The use of information, services, and methods to decide whether and when to have children. IPPF associations provide contraception and counseling that support people’s decisions about having children.
Non-governmental organization: An organization independent of government that pursues social, humanitarian, or public-interest aims. IPPF operates outside government while coordinating international health and rights work.
International Planned Parenthood Federation founding: The establishment of IPPF in 1952 as an international federation of family-planning organizations. Its founding explains how separate national groups formed a shared international body.
Mexico City Policy: A U.S. policy restricting foreign organizations’ eligibility for certain federal funds based on abortion-related activities and advocacy. Its funding restrictions have affected reproductive-health organizations, including parts of IPPF’s network.
Contraception: Methods and devices used to prevent pregnancy. Contraceptive access is a central part of services delivered across the federation.
Federation: An organization formed by member bodies that retain some autonomy while cooperating under shared arrangements. IPPF’s national member associations are autonomous organizations linked through a common international network.
Margaret Sanger: An American birth-control activist who helped establish the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Sanger’s international organizing helped bring the federation into being.
Global Gag Rule: A common name for U.S. policies barring some foreign organizations receiving aid from specified abortion-related activities or advocacy. The policy has forced organizations in IPPF’s field to weigh funding against restrictions on their work.
Sexual and reproductive health: A state of well-being concerning sexuality and the reproductive system, including access to relevant care and information. This broad health domain encompasses the services IPPF member associations provide.
Member association: An organization belonging to a larger network and participating in its shared governance or activities. These national organizations deliver services and represent the federation in local settings.

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History of reproductionRelated: Its growth illustrates the international organization of family-planning advocacy.