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Marie Stopes International is a not-for-profit sexual and reproductive health (SRH) organisation that uses modern business methods to achieve the social goal of preventing unintended pregnancies and unplanned births.

Quick stats - about Marie Stopes International in the UK
In the UK, Marie Stopes International:
. has 9 main centres
. provides abortion, female sterilisation, vasectomy and health screening services
. has been working with the NHS for over 20 years and has contracts with 70 primary health care trusts
. delivered 138,472 client services in 2006

Worldwide, Marie Stopes International:
. works in 38 countries worldwide
. has 452 clinics, thousands of outreach sites and mobile services
. delivers state-of-the-art programmes in:
. family planning
. safe abortion (including post abortion care)
. maternal & child health
. and HIV/STIs, including male circumcision
. has served more than 42 million people with high-quality SRH information and services since being founded in 1976
Worldwide, in 2006 alone, Marie Stopes International:
. delivered health services to 4.6 million clients
. protected more than 9.86 million couples from unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion
. provided over 400,000 safe abortions
. distributed more than 125 million condoms and 10 million pill cycles
. safely delivered over 8,000 babies
. launched 3 new country programmes: in Ghana, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea.

Quick stats - sexual and reproductive health worldwide
Quick stats - UK abortion statistics 2006

Press Releases

Marie Stopes: Abortion counselling amendment defeated in Parliament

Today, Members of Parliament have voted against a proposed amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill on abortion counselling. We are pleased it has been recognised that the counselling, provided through organisations such as ours, should continue and is independent and non-directive.

Marie Stopes: Abortion Counselling Debate Must Focus on Quality and Choice

Marie Stopes International is calling for the government to focus on quality and choice in its debate on abortion counselling, not politics.

Marie Stopes International: High court rules against women having the right to choose where they have a medical abortion

Marie Stopes International: High court rules against women having the right to choose where they have a medical abortion

Marie Stopes International: Low awareness of reliable contraception increases the risk of unplanned pregnancies

Marie Stopes International: Low awareness of reliable contraception increases the risk of unplanned pregnancies

Marie Stopes International: Manchester teens getting the SexFactor

Marie Stopes International: Manchester teens getting the SexFactor

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