Marie Stopes International changes name because of Stopes’ eugenics support 

Marie Stopes International is one of the largest providers of women’s health and contraceptive services worldwide. They’ve announced they are changing their name to MSI Reproductive Choices to distance themselves from Marie Stopes, the early 20th-century British birth control pioneer who supported eugenics. Host Marco Werman speaks to MSI Reproductive Choices CEO Simon Cooke.

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