Definition of family planning
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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Volunteers from Syria's family planning agency entertain children with games.
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Our goal is to increase medically accurate information and to increase access to family planning services and care.
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Many overlook the fact that Planned Parenthood provides so many aspects of teaching to students including cancer screening, family planning, and information about birth control implants such as IUDs.
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And digital health is one new kind of medical technology some women are turning to as states crack down on family planning services, NPR outlines in a new report.
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House members quickly rolled through the few remaining bills, pausing briefly to debate a last-ditch effort made by Democratic members over providing family planning services to low-income women.
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This includes family planning, various exams and screenings.
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Low-income women can receive access to free or low-cost family planning services through California’s Medi-Cali and Family PACT programs.
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Initially established by Reagan in 1984, the policy nicknamed the Global Gag Rule stopped federal funding for international nongovernmental family planning organizations that provide abortions or advocate for the procedure.
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First Known Use of family planning
1934
FAMILY PLANNING Defined for English Language Learners
family planning
Definition of family planning for English Language Learners
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: the use of birth control to determine the number of children there will be in a family and when those children will be born
Medical Dictionary
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medical Definition of family planning
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through effective methods of birth control
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about family planning
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