Women want better lives for themselves, their children, their families, and their communities. They want to do their best in their current roles as mothers, wives, workers, and community members. Many women also want new opportunities in life chances to learn, to make their own decisions, to have more say in the course of their own lives. Women want to have choices. Family planning is one important way that women can take control of their own lives and make more choices possible.
Choices are essential to human dignity.
Without choices and without opportunities, a person cannot hope for a better future. Without choices, a person can have little self-respect. Although poverty and lack of education often limit choices and opportunities for both men and women in the developing world, in general women's choices are especially limited. Even if women were allowed to make choices, social and economic options and opportunities are often beyond women's reach.