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Stopes

American

[stohps] / stoʊps /

noun

Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.

Stopes British

/ stəʊps /

noun

Marie Carmichael. 1880–1958, English pioneer of birth control, who established the first birth-control clinic in Britain (1921)

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A Marie Stopes spokesperson in Kenya told the BBC by email that the case had been a long and difficult ordeal for all those involved.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2023

The email was cited as evidence in the court hearing for Christian Concern’s legal challenge by a key witness, Kevin Duffy, a former staff member at Marie Stopes International who now supports Christian Concern’s work.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2021

The family-planning organization Marie Stopes International estimates that there could be up to 2.7 million extra unsafe abortions performed as a consequence of COVID-19.

From Nature • Jul. 7, 2020

Shoniwa, an experienced nurse working for Marie Stopes International, one of the world’s largest family planning organizations, said it’s not because they no longer need her services.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2020

That suggestion would be as reckless and as wicked as the statement made by Dr. Marie C. Stopes.

From Birth Control A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians by Sutherland, Halliday G.

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