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 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

In mid-February, Marjia flew to London to have a surgical abortion at a Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2020

Marie Stopes has also expressed concern over family planning access under lockdown measures in countries around the world, including in Uganda, Kenya, India and Nepal.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2020

Mothers' Clinics for instruction in such prevention are now being established in England, through the advocacy of Mrs. Margaret Sanger and the actual initiative of Dr. Marie Stopes.

From Little Essays of Love and Virtue by Ellis, Havelock

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