family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through birth control
Examples of family planning in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The case centers on whether HHS can withhold millions of dollars in family planning funding from Tennessee after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring Title X grant recipients to provide patients with information about abortions on request.
—
Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Beyond the topline funding cut for HHS, the spending blueprint calls for eliminating funding for Title X family planning grants and banning federal funds going toward gender-affirming care, as well as a large-scale reorganization of NIH.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 9 July 2024
And Melissa Holly Mahoney at the Institute for Women’s Policy research just published a major study on the economics consequences of restricting access to family planning resources.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family planning experts say women face mounting barriers to getting birth control.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for family planning 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Beyond the topline funding cut for HHS, the spending blueprint calls for eliminating funding for Title X family planning grants and banning federal funds going toward gender-affirming care, as well as a large-scale reorganization of NIH.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 9 July 2024
And Melissa Holly Mahoney at the Institute for Women’s Policy research just published a major study on the economics consequences of restricting access to family planning resources.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family planning experts say women face mounting barriers to getting birth control.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for family planning
Dictionary Entries Near family planning
Cite this Entry
“Family planning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20planning. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
family planning
noun
: planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children through effective methods of birth control
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share