family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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That progress is currently in jeopardy, with global policy and legal changes restricting access, compounded by up to 80% of donor funding for family planning being cut or threatened globally.
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Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Disconnected and financially uncertain amid family planning Rotkirch says there appear to be many possible reasons for this decline.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The challenges posed by out-of-stock birth control commodities are also being compounded by broader cuts to USAID programs for family planning services in Tanzania.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
The technique could also help women who've had previous cancer therapy or transform family planning for same-sex couples.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Disconnected and financially uncertain amid family planning Rotkirch says there appear to be many possible reasons for this decline.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The challenges posed by out-of-stock birth control commodities are also being compounded by broader cuts to USAID programs for family planning services in Tanzania.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
The technique could also help women who've had previous cancer therapy or transform family planning for same-sex couples.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family planning
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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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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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