family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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While no country is perfect, these qualities add tangible value for long-term family planning.
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Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Congress also explicitly directed the State Department to spend pots of money on family planning ($524 million), nutrition ($165 million) and neglected tropical diseases ($109 million), according to the bill.
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Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes in North Richland Hills closed May 15, with the Vineyard family planning to develop a new concept in the same building.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Once family planning normalized the idea that fertility should be responsibly managed in the public interest, new technologies — notably intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants — were easily folded into that project.
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Sonya Borrero,
STAT,
1 May 2026
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Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Congress also explicitly directed the State Department to spend pots of money on family planning ($524 million), nutrition ($165 million) and neglected tropical diseases ($109 million), according to the bill.
—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes in North Richland Hills closed May 15, with the Vineyard family planning to develop a new concept in the same building.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Once family planning normalized the idea that fertility should be responsibly managed in the public interest, new technologies — notably intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants — were easily folded into that project.
—
Sonya Borrero,
STAT,
1 May 2026
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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through effective methods of birth control
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