family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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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
The show resulted in an increase in the number of listeners who took the initiative to adopt family planning methods and encouraged listeners to talk with spouses and peers about contraception.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Although Congress recently passed more funding for global health aid in fiscal year 2026, which includes money for family planning and reproductive health, budget experts told CNN that there will be a yearlong lag time for that money to be spent.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Jessica Marcella, who oversaw the Title X program as a senior official in the Biden administration, said the new funding notice amounts to a wholesale redefinition of family planning.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Sonya Borrero, STAT, 1 May 2026
The show resulted in an increase in the number of listeners who took the initiative to adopt family planning methods and encouraged listeners to talk with spouses and peers about contraception.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Although Congress recently passed more funding for global health aid in fiscal year 2026, which includes money for family planning and reproductive health, budget experts told CNN that there will be a yearlong lag time for that money to be spent.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Jessica Marcella, who oversaw the Title X program as a senior official in the Biden administration, said the new funding notice amounts to a wholesale redefinition of family planning.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 16 May. 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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