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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

16 July 2018

Mrs. Belay with her husband, Priest Leul Hunegnaw, in front of their barn. She says contraception has had a liberating effect. © UNFPA Ethiopia

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Balloons, disinfectant, brandy used in attempts to prevent pregnancy

09 July 2018

People still resort to useless, dangerous strategies to prevent pregnancy. In some places, a fruit brandy called Rakija may still be used for this purpose. © UNFPA Bosnia and Herzegovina/Armin Smailovic

Unsafe, unreliable: Dangerous pregnancy-prevention methods

Around the world, people are resorting to dangerous, ineffective methods to prevent pregnancy – an indication of the enormous need for family planning access and education.

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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

11 May 2018

Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. The right to plan one's family has been a game-changer for women. © UN Photo/John Isaac

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