Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: July-September | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 216-220
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20210737
Family Planning: A Fundamental Right of Women
Heaven Dahiya
Research Scholar (M. Phil)
Department of Adult, Continuing Education & Extension (DACEE), University of Delhi, Delhi.
ABSTRACT
Family planning is not only a matter of human rights; it is also central to women’s empowerment, reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development.
-Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA
Family planning is considered a development “best buy” and a life-saving intervention for millions of women and girls. Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) a collaboration at the international level with the help of the UN Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. FP2020: Women at the Center recognizes the rights of women and girls to choose openly whether and when they want to have babies. In order to promote family planning, it is essential for women and couples to ensure access to preferred contraceptive methods to secure one’s well-being and autonomy of women, while supporting the health and development of communities.
Keywords: Family Planning, Fundamental, Right, Women.