family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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Packages of mifepristone tablets at a family planning clinic in Rockville, Maryland, on April 13, 2023.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
In March, the Trump administration withheld tens of millions in funding from Planned Parenthood and other front-line family planning clinics.
—Jamila Taylor, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Some 59% of employers will offer at least one resource to support women’s reproductive health, including lactation support, high-risk pregnancy and pre-conception family planning.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
Medicaid, which provides health insurance for low-income children and adults, has been required to cover family planning services at no cost to patients since 1972.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
In March, the Trump administration withheld tens of millions in funding from Planned Parenthood and other front-line family planning clinics.
—Jamila Taylor, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Some 59% of employers will offer at least one resource to support women’s reproductive health, including lactation support, high-risk pregnancy and pre-conception family planning.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
Medicaid, which provides health insurance for low-income children and adults, has been required to cover family planning services at no cost to patients since 1972.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 22 Aug. 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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