MSI was founded in 1976 when Dr. Tim Black, Jean Black and Phil Harvey took over the Marie Stopes’ ‘Mothers Clinic’ in central London and decided to name their new women’s reproductive health organization Marie Stopes International in recognition of the historic building’s origins and after Marie Stopes herself.  

Marie Stopes was a pioneer of family planning; however, she expressed opinions which are in stark contrast to our organization’s core values and principles and we decided to change our name in 2020, We kept MSI in our name because those initials are recognized in the communities we serve as a safe, trusted resource for reproductive and sexual healthcare. Our new name, MSI Reproductive Choices, intentionally breaks our connection to Marie Stopes and puts choice front and center. 

Your donation becomes part of our Blue Door Fund, which was established to ensure that funding goes where it is most needed. Each country program applies internally to the fund, and these funds primarily support mobile outreach teams and efforts to strengthen the government provision of contraception, safe abortion and other reproductive health services in the countries where we work. This is important work that reaches millions of women that isn’t commercially self-sustaining. Donations to the Blue Door Fund help us respond to unexpected challenges and direct donor support to projects that will have the biggest impact. 

MSI United States uses appropriate industry-standard encryption for transmission of credit card information to help keep your information secure, accurate, current and complete. 

All transactions are SSL protected. Our donation platform is a PCI Service Provider Level 1, which is the highest grade of payment processing security 

We use your personal information to contact you regarding your gift, for example by sending tax receipts. If you choose to opt-in to our email newsletter, you will also receive email updates about our work. Click here for our full privacy policy.  

Yes! MSI United States is a 501(c)(3) organization, and donations to MSI US are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.  

Yes. To cancel your monthly donation, log into our donor portal here. You can also email us at msi-us@msichocies.org. 

MSI US has partnered with the KBF CANADA Foundation to support our work providing reproductive choice in the Sahel region. Canadian donors who wish to support MSI can donate through the KBF CANADA Foundation webpage.