Saturday, May 19, 2012
Marie Stopes International launches its 2010 impact report
Today, approximately 215 million couples around the world have
an unmet need for modern family planning. Some 358,000 women die
each year as a result of pregnancy and childbirth- and a woman dies
every 11 minutes in developing countries from complications arising
from unsafe abortion, an entirely preventable cause.
Marie Stopes International exists to
address these issues, by providing underserved communities with the
fullest possible range of reproductive choices. This includes
modern contraception, safe abortion services (where permitted),
post-abortion care (PAC) and a range of maternal health
services.