family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration plans to suspend family planning grants.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
In some parts of Europe, like France, modern family planning efforts didn’t begin in earnest until the 1950s and ’60s.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
The two are deep in conversation about family planning and making big moves, but something about it feels… off.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Some professional sports leagues, according to Ms. Sharapova, have implemented access to reproductive healthcare and family planning services, paid parental leave, accommodations for nursing mothers, and childcare assistance.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
In some parts of Europe, like France, modern family planning efforts didn’t begin in earnest until the 1950s and ’60s.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
The two are deep in conversation about family planning and making big moves, but something about it feels… off.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Some professional sports leagues, according to Ms. Sharapova, have implemented access to reproductive healthcare and family planning services, paid parental leave, accommodations for nursing mothers, and childcare assistance.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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