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Tuesday 26 June 2018

MSI welcomes development partners to London

This month, Marie Stopes International held our annual development partners meeting in London. Read more

Thursday 15 August 2019

The women-led revolution against unsafe abortion

MSI researcher Katy Footman, comments on a recent article which shows that more and more women in the United States are accessing safe abortion pills online.

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Monday 23 January 2017

Re-enactment of the Mexico City Policy

Marie Stopes International warns that women in developing countries will pay the price for the Mexico City Policy with thousands more maternal deaths every year.

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Sunday 31 March 2019

MSI is now a participant of the UN Global Compact

The UNGC is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative and aims to mobilize a global movement of companies and stakeholders to create a more sustainable world.

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Tuesday 27 June 2017

MSI-US launches Blue Door Fund to reach new donors

MSI-US calls on donors to 'open the door' for women around the world, and support their Blue Door Fund. The Fund aims to help address the family planning funding gap created by the Mexico City Policy.

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Wednesday 05 April 2017

Media statement on US withdrawing funding to UNFPA

The United States has announced it is withdrawing funding, totalling more than $30 million, for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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Tuesday 22 October 2019

Abortion is decriminalised in Northern Ireland

In a momentous victory for pro-choice campaigners, and healthcare professionals, women in Northern Ireland were this morning legally able to access abortion care at home for the first time.

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Friday 15 December 2017

Nigeria releases 'watershed' task sharing report

Marie Stopes Nigeria has published new research showing the safety and efficacy of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) providing long-acting reversible contraception.

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Tuesday 03 December 2019

The future is accessible: Delivering inclusive ser

This International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are proud to affirm that the future is accessible. But when it comes to sexual and reproductive healthcare, we know there’s a long way to go.

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Friday 13 March 2020

MSI welcomes Glenda Burkhart as the Chair of the Board of Trustees

We are delighted to announce that Glenda Burkhart is joining Marie Stopes International as Chair of our Board of Trustees

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Friday 23 March 2018

New report from Guttmacher released

On 20th March 2018, Guttmacher Institute released a report that highlights the ongoing disparities in abortion rates and access to safe abortion services in developed and developing regions.

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Tuesday 24 September 2019

DFID increases funding for reproductive healthcare

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has announced a major funding commitment for sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights projects between 2020 and 2025.

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Tuesday 12 November 2019

The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25

25 years ago, the world took a stand and recognised Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) as human rights.

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Thursday 06 February 2020

What we'll be watching in 2020

We've taken a look at a few upcoming key moments across the UK and US that have the potential to shape the direction of safe abortion access in 2020 and beyond.

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Thursday 22 August 2019

The UK is a pro-choice nation - and we deserve pro

Harassment of people outside abortion clinics is a national problem and needs a national solution, Marie Stopes managing director Richard Bentley writes.

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Wednesday 05 June 2019

Introducing SafeAccess

A cross-partner coalition has launched SafeAccess, the first digital platform of its kind, working to eliminate unsafe abortion.

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Friday 20 September 2019

Want to solve the climate crisis? Include women.

Kwesi Formson, Country Director for Marie Stopes Zambia, on why he is on the side of women when it comes to not only tackling the climate crisis but adapting to it too.

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Monday 12 June 2017

MS Nigeria celebrates tasksharing advocacy win

Marie Stopes Nigeria has successfully advocated for all newly qualified community health workers to receive training to insert and remove contraceptive implants and IUDs.

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Saturday 26 May 2018

Statement on the results of the Irish referendum

Marie Stopes UK statement on the results of the Irish referendum

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Thursday 19 October 2017

Comment: What our mission means to me

"The mission is one of those things one doesn’t appreciate the presence of, but would immediately and keenly feel the absence of."

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Friday 21 July 2017

Announcement of structural changes

Marie Stopes International is making a number of structural changes that will help the organisation to reach more women with the contraceptive and safe abortion services they want and need.

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Thursday 30 July 2020

SafeAccess: Supporting access to safe abortion

Last year, as part of our aim to eliminate unsafe abortion, and our commitment to open up MSI’s evidence and insights to the sector, we launched SafeAccess – our cross-partner digital platform.

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Tuesday 11 August 2020

Let's make cervical cancer history

At MSI, we welcome the commitment from the World Health Organisation to work towards to the elimination of cervical cancer, but we know we have a fight ahead of us.

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Tuesday 26 June 2018

MSI serves one million adolescents since Jan 2017

Reaching girls early in their reproductive life helps them to avoid dangerous teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions.

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Wednesday 10 March 2021

Abortion providers share their stories

A conversation between two female abortion providers from Ghana and the UK, about how it feels to provide abortion care in different parts of the world.

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Wednesday 17 January 2018

Marie Stopes International appoints new Chair

Marie Stopes International announces the appointment of Suzanna Taverne as Chair of its Board of Trustees.

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Friday 05 February 2021

President Biden repeals the Global Gag Rule

President Biden repeals the Global Gag Rule after four long years, but funding won't be restored immediately.

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Friday 03 April 2020

The Spotlight: A new webinar series

Sharing stories and evidence from service delivery, our aim is to develop a space where we can come together to share practical, frontline solutions to increase access.

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Tuesday 23 January 2018

One year on: the effects of the Global Gag Rule

One year ago today, President Trump re-enacted a policy that ultimately prevents women around the world from accessing life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare services.

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Tuesday 12 November 2019

Global Declaration on Abortion

Evidence shows that restricting access to abortion does not decrease women seeking abortion, it only makes it less safe. We have signed a joint declaration calling for abortion to be safe and legal.

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Wednesday 31 March 2021

8 ways to make reproductive choice a reality

Access to reproductive choice can be life-changing. But for many, choice and the opportunities that it brings remain out of reach. We're listing ways we can make reproductive choice a reality for all.

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Wednesday 28 July 2021

MSI’s commitments to the next decade of progress

MSI Reproductive Choices has announced three new commitments to Family Planning 2030 (FP2030), the global partnership dedicated to improving access to family planning.

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Thursday 18 April 2019

Global call to action:

Recognise the benefits of integrating SRHR programming into climate action.

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Friday 03 March 2017

Governments step up for reproductive rights

Governments and philanthropists pledged €181 million for family planning at the She Decides conference, following the US administration’s decision to re-impose the Mexico City Policy.

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Friday 19 January 2018

Trump’s Global Gag Rule one year on

One year on from President Trump’s re-imposition of the Global Gag Rule, the loss of funding has left Marie Stopes International with a funding gap of nearly US$80m (£60m).

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Friday 12 June 2020

MSI awarded $4.9 million in new funding from GAC

Global Affairs Canada has awarded $4.9 million CAD to MSI, IPPF and RNW Media to help tackle the effects that COVID-19 has had on the SRHR of women and girls around the world.

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Thursday 29 June 2017

New report shows first ever decrease in unmet need

Marie Stopes International says meeting global demand for contraception is possible as a new Guttmacher Institute report shows first ever decrease in unmet need, from 225 million women to 214 million.

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Thursday 29 April 2021

UK Government announces drastic cuts to SRHR

UK Government announces drastic cuts to global sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights - MSI's statement.

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Thursday 27 June 2019

Crucial new evidence on devastating impact of Glob

A new study finds the Global Gag Rule increased abortions by 40% in sub-Saharan Africa, providing crucial evidence about the devastating impact of the policy on vulnerable women and girls.

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Friday 09 June 2017

Dutch Youth Ambassador visits Marie Stopes Nepal

Marie Stopes Nepal has profiled its Rockets & Space youth work during a visit from the Dutch Youth Ambassador for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Sanne Thijssen.

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Friday 11 October 2019

Meet the teens taking control of their futures

Being a teenager can be exciting and fun, but as we mark International Day of the Girl, we know that too many girls still don’t have the tools they need to control their own lives, bodies and health.

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Tuesday 21 February 2017

She Decides: A glimmer of hope for women and girls

In response to Mexico City Policy the Dutch government launches She Decides, a global fund designed to minimise the loss of USAID funding on reproductive health initiatives in developing countries.

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Tuesday 13 November 2018

New flagship health programme

New flagship health programme to transform the lives of millions of women and girls and accelerate FP2020 progress

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Thursday 09 April 2020

Webinar: Delivering safe abortion during COVID-19

The Spotlight, a webinar series hosted by Marie Stopes International, discussing key questions facing our sector. Our first webinar focus on delivering access to safe abortion in the COVID-19 crisis.

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Thursday 02 March 2017

Government of Canada pledges $4m to Marie Stopes

Canada has pledged $4 million funding to Marie Stopes International during the She Decides International Conference in Brussels.

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Thursday 20 June 2019

House votes to repeal Global Gag Rule - What next?

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass a spending package that would reverse the Trump administration’s harmful anti-choice and anti-woman policies.

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Wednesday 22 April 2020

Climate Change and Reproductive Choice

With communities facing unparalleled disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, women and girls around the world face unique risks to their wellbeing and livelihoods.

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Monday 29 June 2020

Supreme Court ruling on Lousiana

Supreme Court ruling huge victory for choice and reproductive justice in the United States.

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Friday 24 September 2021

Empowering choice with client-centred care

The person best placed to make decisions about their body and their future is the client. Learn about our strategy to empower clients to make the reproductive choices that are right for them.

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Friday 30 October 2020

From the Global Gag Rule to the Geneva Consensus

With the US Presidential election just a few days away, we are reflecting on the impact that the sitting Administration has had on women's reproductive choice around the world in a new blog.

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Friday 22 November 2019

ICPD25: Our reflections

Our thoughts and reflections following the ICPD25 summit in Nairobi.

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Friday 04 September 2020

Greater investment needed in SRHR

Investing in sexual and reproductive healthcare is one of the most cost-effective ways of preventing maternal and child deaths.

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Tuesday 26 September 2017

World Contraception Day 2017

Ten years on from the first ever World Contraception Day, millions of girls are still being robbed of their life chances by being denied contraception.

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Tuesday 23 July 2019

An open letter to the new UK Prime Minister

An open letter to Boris Johnson, the newly elected Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister in the UK.

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Wednesday 19 August 2020

Press release: The impact of COVID-19 on services

MSI reveals new data showing that 1.9 million women and girls have lost access to its contraception and safe abortion services in the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19.

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Tuesday 17 November 2020

Marie Stopes International announces new name as it launches a new strategy

Marie Stopes International is putting choice front and centre with a new strategy and a new name – MSI Reproductive Choices.

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Monday 20 February 2017

30 years of family planning in Malawi

2017 marks 30 years since Marie Stopes International started its programme in Malawi - Banja La Mtsogolo - providing services to refugees fleeing the armed conflict in neighbouring Mozambique.

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Wednesday 14 June 2017

MSI staff shortlisted for family planning award

A whole host of Marie Stopes International team members have been nominated for 2017's 120 under 40 family planning award.

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Friday 31 August 2018

New DFID funding will help millions of women

DFID announces major new funding for Marie Stopes International

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Tuesday 17 March 2020

Coronavirus statement

As Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads, our priority is continuing to deliver care to the women and girls who need us, while protecting the health and safety of our team members.

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Wednesday 21 August 2019

Ealing Safe Zone Court of Appeal Judgment

The Court of Appeal has upheld the Safe Zone outside our West London Centre in Ealing, making clear that harassing and intimidating activities and behaviours towards women are not acceptable.

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Thursday 07 June 2018

New Swedish funding helps over one million women

The funding from the SIDA will enable Population Services Zimbabwe to scale-up access to comprehensive sexual reproductive health and rights for women and girls in Zimbabwe.

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Thursday 27 June 2019

Women at the centre

Why the mainstream media needs to put women - and not anti-choice rhetoric - at the centre of abortion reporting

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Monday 01 June 2020

Press release: Rise in domestic violence reports

Marie Stopes UK sees a 33% rise in domestic violence reports under COVID-19 lockdown

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Monday 26 July 2021

Transforming comprehensive sexuality education

MSI joined partners at Plan, UNFPA and the FCDO for a virtual Global Education Summit side event on Translating commitments to comprehensive sexuality education into action. 

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Monday 16 March 2020

Abortion is an economic issue

Access to safe abortion can support women and pregnant people to pursue their education, careers and futures. When women are unable to access abortion, it can have serious consequences.

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Wednesday 24 July 2019

MSI choice app, now available on Play Store

At MSI, we trust women to make the best choices about their own reproductive health. With our new Choice app, women can find the best contraceptive method for their lifestyle and body.

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Tuesday 25 February 2020

9 in 10 UK adults now identify as pro-choice

New research from Marie Stopes International shows public support for abortion in the UK is significantly higher than previously thought.

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Monday 30 March 2020

Marie Stopes UK comment on approval of telemedicin

If you are covering the UK government’s decision to allow women to access early abortion care at home, you may find the following statement from Marie Stopes UK helpful.

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Wednesday 12 August 2020

How MSI has transformed its reach to adolescents

By putting young people at the heart of our programmes we significantly increased sexual and reproductive health access to adolescents and young people in the countries where we work.

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Monday 13 June 2022

The US is out of step—progress is winning!

While the US is poised to overturn ‘Roe Vs Wade’—a decision that made abortion legal 50 years ago—the vast majority of other countries have been working to increase access to abortion.

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Tuesday 23 March 2021

Event: How can we partner to leave no one behind?

Join MSI alongside the Ministry of Health Sierra Leone, the UK's FCDO, International Rescue Committee, and Zambia Disability HIV/AIDS programme to discuss how we can partner to leave no one behind.

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Tuesday 24 October 2017

Campaigners welcome government scheme for NI women

A government scheme to provide free abortion services in England for women travelling from Northern Ireland has been welcomed by pro-choice campaigners and Labour MP, Stella Creasy.

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Tuesday 05 December 2017

Marie Stopes announces closure of Belfast clinic

Marie Stopes UK announces that it is closing its independent clinic in Belfast, following the UK Government’s move to fund abortion treatment for Northern Irish women.

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Tuesday 29 September 2020

My Body, My Voice: International Safe Abortion Day

MSI was delighted to launch our 2019/20 My Body, My Voice report, alongside presentations from partners at Ipas and the Asia Safe Abortion Partnership, at our International Safe Abortion Day briefing.

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Thursday 29 June 2017

UK Government to fund abortions for Northern Irish

Marie Stopes UK statement in response to news that the British Government will fund abortions for women travelling to England from Northern Ireland.

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Thursday 09 June 2022

MSI Ghana’s "Every Stage of Woman" campaign

MSI’s programme in Ghana recently launched a marketing campaign that doubled the number of women coming through its doors and swept up awards from the UK and African advertising industries.

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Thursday 13 June 2019

Study: contraception doesn't increase HIV risk

Marie Stopes International welcomes a landmark study released today that finds certain contraceptive methods do not increase a woman’s risk of HIV.

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Thursday 26 May 2022

What we learn from places where abortion is legal

We speak to MSI abortion providers in Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Nepal about the difference legalising abortion has made in each of their countries.

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MSI's statement on the overturning of Roe v Wade

'Decisions made in the US have an impact far beyond their borders' — MSI's statement on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe Vs. Wade, removing the right to safe abortion in the United States.

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Thursday 25 November 2021

A gendered crisis – supporting survivors with reproductive health and rights

During COVID-19, as our teams have seen a rise in cases of sexual and gender-based violence, here’s how our programmes have adapted to ensure survivors can access the right support: 

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Friday 26 May 2017

MSI Australia and WaterAid partner on new project.

Marie Stopes International Australia has partnered with WaterAid Australia on an innovative new project, tackling important areas of adolescent girls’ health in Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea.

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Wednesday 20 January 2021

Trump's out. Let’s rebuild reproductive healthcare

At MSI Reproductive Choices, we welcome Biden and Harris and call on the US government and partners to ensure Trump's harmful policies don't outlive his presidency, to protect reproductive healthcare.

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Friday 17 December 2021

2021 in review: a year of ups and downs in global abortion rights

With the US Supreme Court on the verge of what could be the most significant rollback of abortion rights in a generation, we look back at 2021 in which abortion rights globally have been lost and won.

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Friday 03 April 2020

9.5 million women could lose access to our service

Marie Stopes International (MSI) warns up to 9.5 million women and girls risk losing access to its contraception and safe abortion services in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Tuesday 25 February 2020

Press release: New research reveals UK identify as

New data from Marie Stopes International reveals that 9 in 10 UK adults now believe women should be able to access safe abortion services.

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Thursday 12 September 2019

Abortion Language Wars

Words matter. They hold power, they influence opinions, and they change minds. And nowhere is this truer than in discussions about abortion.

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Thursday 04 February 2021

It's time to eliminate cervical cancer

Every year, hundreds of thousands of women die of cervical cancer.  At MSI Reproductive Choices we are committed to eliminating this deadly disease, once and for all.

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Tuesday 10 October 2017

Media statement: Ealing Council PSPO

This ground-breaking move by Ealing Council sets a national precedent for ending the harassment of women using legal healthcare services.

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Sunday 05 March 2017

Media statement: Daily Mail report of Marie Stopes

“We do not agree with the conclusions this journalist has reached, which give a seriously misleading view of how our services operate"

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Thursday 07 June 2018

Court dismisses bid to overturn abortion law

The UK Supreme Court has dismissed the latest attempt to overturn Northern Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws but concluded that they are incompatible with human rights.

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Tuesday 09 July 2019

UK votes to decriminalise abortion in N. Ireland

The UK Government has voted overwhelmingly in favour of decriminalising abortion for women and girls in Northern Ireland.

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Wednesday 06 November 2019

MSI launches #SmashAbortionStigma campaign

Marie Stopes International – a leading global sexual and reproductive healthcare charity – is today launching a campaign to #SmashAbortionStigma.

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Friday 20 October 2017

Daily Mail article statement

The article's key claim is categorically untrue and the the article also includes a number of further incorrect claims about Marie Stopes UK.

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Wednesday 26 June 2019

BBC refuses to stop using biased abortion language

The BBC has said it won’t stop labelling attempts to ban abortion after six weeks as “heartbeat bills” - despite conceding the phrase is biased and medically inaccurate.

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Wednesday 09 October 2019

New podcast: the decriminalisation of choice

Last month, after a marathon 70 hours of debate in parliament, the state of New South Wales, Australia, voted to decriminalise abortion. Find out more about the road to make this happen.

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Saturday 20 June 2020

World Refugee Day: Access to SRHR is essential

On this World Refugee Day, we want to highlight SRHR services as essential services that help people thrive, and why SRHR is an essential component of any emergency response, pandemic or otherwise.

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Monday 10 July 2017

MSUK remove abortion fees for Northern Irish women

Marie Stopes UK has announced it will no longer charge Northern Irish women travelling to England for abortion, following a government commitment to fund their treatment through the Equalities Office.

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