Americans overwhelmingly support family planning. A 1998 poll found that 92 percent of Americans support the right to plan one's family.
Family planning is a basic right and something people want worldwide.
Some 150 million married women already indicate a desire to plan their families, but lack access to family planning, which includes information, health screening, counseling, and contraceptive services. Demand for family planning is growing. International family planning is an area of expertise for the United States. Even with recent cuts, this country leads 20 other donor nations in both the number and expertise of its workers, many of them with non-profit groups such as AVSC International, CARE, Pathfinder International, and Save the Children. Family planning saves lives.