family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
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Clinics are also bracing for the Trump administration to again exclude them from Title X, the federal funding for low- and no-cost family planning services, as the previous Trump administration did in 2019.
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Kate Wells, NPR, 16 May 2025
The funding is part of about $120 million in Title X grants for family planning, access to birth control, infertility services and STI treatment, and would impact Planned Parenthood clinics in about a dozen states.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops incorporated it into its doctrine and family planning resources.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Planned Parenthood and family planning cuts: Freezing Title X funds has reduced access to reproductive healthcare in multiple states.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Kate Wells, NPR, 16 May 2025
The funding is part of about $120 million in Title X grants for family planning, access to birth control, infertility services and STI treatment, and would impact Planned Parenthood clinics in about a dozen states.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops incorporated it into its doctrine and family planning resources.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Planned Parenthood and family planning cuts: Freezing Title X funds has reduced access to reproductive healthcare in multiple states.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 1 Jun. 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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