These methods made family planning simpler and more available. In 1969 President Nixon formed the U.S. Commission on Population and the American Future. Unfortunately, this report was largely ignored, especially as far as domestic policy goes. The US became a leading advocate of measures to reduce population growth rates. It increased funding for family planning programs, and wanted growth targets to be adopted.
Fertility rates begin to drop, especially in China, India and Bangladesh.
Perhaps the biggest domestic change was the legalization of abortion in 1973. There were many factors that led to this change. In part, public health doctors made it clear that illegal abortions were a terrible and preventable cause of maternal mortality. The status of women was continuing to improve after WW II, and people were becoming aware of the risk of unrestrained population growth. UN says it is a matter of urgency for governments to make family planning services universally available.