By Simon Cooke, CEO of MSI Reproductive Choices I will never forget the words of Damaless Banda Mukaka. ‘If you empower a woman or a girl, then you’ve empowered a home, you’ve empowered a country and you’ve empowered the world.’ As an MSI nurse in Zambia, every day Damaless sees…

In Mexico, accessing abortion can be a challenge — and the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up new barriers. But with a little creativity, MSI Mexico (MSMx) is finding ways to make abortion available to people who need it. Less travel, more peace of mind for clients seeking abortion Until recently, abortion was only legal in Mexico City. Many women are…

Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed reproductive rights in June Medical v. Russo, siding with the 61% of Americans who support the right to safe, legal abortion. The Center for Reproductive Rights brought the case to challenge a restrictive, medically unnecessary Louisiana law, which required that all abortions be provided by…

On the border between Bolivia and Chile, hundreds of migrants were quarantined at an isolation camp near Pisiga. But COVID-19 wasn’t the only health risk they faced: many were living with sexually transmitted infections, and some adolescent girls were pregnant. It was clear that the migrants in Pisiga needed sexual…

Menstrual health is part of basic healthcare — and a critical element of women’s rights more broadly. Imagine what your life would be like without sanitary products during your period. How would you go to work or to school? How would you be able to exercise?

Consider this: 59% of abortions in the United States are obtained by women who already have children. Despite this, most depictions we see of abortion in the media portray women who don’t have kids. In our work around the world, we provide abortion care to many women with children —…

As lockdowns are instituted around the world, reproductive healthcare services are sometimes considered ‘non-essential’. This could not be further from the truth: safe abortion and contraception provides vital, life-saving care to women. MSI is doing everything we can to continue serving our clients, from providing information virtually to calling on…

If the COVID-19 crisis has taught us anything positive, it’s that we live among heroes; healthcare workers who put their personal safety at risk to help others. At MSI, we are proud of our courageous providers who continue to care for women, no matter the circumstances. During the Ebola crisis…

Abortion is safe and common — but for too long, TV and movies didn’t reflect that. When abortion was shown, it was often a dramatic decision, done in a back alley and usually harming a woman’s health. …