Family planning is one of the top ten public health innovations of the 20th century, ranking among innovations like immunization and improvements in automobile safety, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (CDC, 1999). Significant advancements in health and social and economic well-being have been made as a result of people's capacity to choose their family size, timing, and spacing of children (IOM, 1995). In order...
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