family planning

noun

1. the concept or a program of limiting the size of families through the spacing or prevention of pregnancies, especially for economic reasons.
2. (loosely) birth control.

family planning

noun

1. the control of the number of children in a family and of the intervals between them, esp by the use of contraceptives See also birth control

family planning

1. The use of education and birth control to limit the number of offspring and the population of a country. ( See population control and Margaret Sanger .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of family planning¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Donald Trump has vowed to undo the changes made by President Biden to Title X, the country’s only national, federally-funded family planning programme.

From BBC

“Should his administration attempt to impose the dangerous Project 2025 agenda, it will unleash an all-out assault on rights and freedoms, using every lever of government — from attacks on abortion and contraception in the United States to reimposing the global gag rule and gutting U.S. international family planning aid.”

From Salon

Bush was a strong supporter of family planning; running in the Republican primary for president in 1980, he told an interviewer that he would not support a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.

From Los Angeles Times

While many programs launch with the help of grants, they can be difficult to sustain, especially with over a decade of decreased or stagnant funding to Title X, a federal money stream that helps low-income people receive family planning services.

From Salon

Mobile clinics help shrink that gap in rural care, but they can be challenging to operate, said Elizabeth Jones, a senior director at the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association.

From Salon