Essay On Family Planning

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India Need To Focus On Quality Care In Family Planning and Reproductive Health Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex." This seven decade old paradox is still a grim reality for the women who conceive and nurture scientists, teachers, entrepreneurs and even doctors are deprived of an equal treatment in almost every sphere of the life, be it education, health care or family planning. Quality of Care Has Been Compromised in Family Planning Since a Long Time India has adopted the National Family Planning Programme way back in 1952, several countries have emulated us in this department, but today they are far ahead of us. Currently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare offers a mix of five methods within public facilities: IUCDs, oral contraceptive pills, condoms, female sterilisation, and no-scalpel vasectomy. In addition, the private sector provides injectables, mainly DMPA, and implants. But,…show more content…
Women, must have a say in decisions relating to their reproduction and must not be subjected to coercive practices. Family planning is a matter of women’s rights and gender justice – of treating women with dignity. Young people, especially women, must have a say in decisions relating to their reproduction and must not be subjected to coercive practices. Today, the quality of care in family planning is not restricted to clinical support, the quality domain has become much wider and it covers everything that is useful for the physical and psychological well being of a person (woman). Besides, substantial attention must also be paid to reproductive health issues such as prevention and cure of sexually transmitted diseases/infections, availability of sound maternal health services and
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