family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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The funds were slated to go towards annual exams, cancer screenings, birth control and other family planning services.
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Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
What is worth examining, though, is how this plays out when career ambitions collide with family planning.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 May 2025
Another bill provision bans Medicaid funds from being spent on nonprofit organizations primarily engaged in family planning or reproductive services, which would affect Planned Parenthood and other organizations that provide abortions.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 20 May 2025
Saving for college According to the survey, 80% of parents considered finances as part of their family planning.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 Apr. 2025
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Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
What is worth examining, though, is how this plays out when career ambitions collide with family planning.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 May 2025
Another bill provision bans Medicaid funds from being spent on nonprofit organizations primarily engaged in family planning or reproductive services, which would affect Planned Parenthood and other organizations that provide abortions.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 20 May 2025
Saving for college According to the survey, 80% of parents considered finances as part of their family planning.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 20 Jul. 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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