Maria de Bruyn

Ipas

Maria de Bruyn is a Senior Policy Advisor for Ipas and a medical anthropologist by training. At Ipas, she has identified, researched, and publicized linkages between abortion and other sexual and reproductive health issues, including HIV/AIDS.  Ipas is an international women’s health and rights organization working to reduce deaths and injuries from unsafe abortion.

HIV, Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion Coverage at IAC

Since the 2006 Toronto International AIDS Conference, an increasing number of organizations have spoken out about the need to respect the reproductive rights of women living with HIV/AIDS. A topic that is often neglected - or avoided - has been enabling HIV-positive women to deal with unwanted pregnancies through emergency contraception and voluntary safe legal abortion.