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What are the<br />

social and<br />

economic benefits<br />

<strong>of</strong> a rights-based<br />

approach to<br />

family planning<br />

Chapter 4 summarizes the social and economic benefits <strong>of</strong> expanding access<br />

to family planning, with an emphasis on underserved populations in greatest<br />

need. Reductions in maternal mortality and morbidities, gains in women’s<br />

education and improved life prospects for children are among the benefits<br />

to individuals, with broad implications for families, communities and countries.<br />

When governments prioritize family planning as part <strong>of</strong> an integrated<br />

development strategy, they make a strategic investment that both fulfils their<br />

obligation to protect citizens’ rights and helps alleviate poverty and stimulate<br />

economic growth.<br />

What are the<br />

cost implications<br />

<strong>of</strong> a rights-based<br />

approach to family<br />

planning<br />

Government and development agencies have to invest more resources to realize<br />

the individual and broader social and economic gains that can be achieved<br />

through a rights-based approach to family planning. Chapter 5 consolidates<br />

the latest research on costing, which finds that unmet need will continue to<br />

rise as more young people enter their reproductive years. Research confirms<br />

that family planning is a cost-effective public health investment. Taking into<br />

consideration its contributions to the realization <strong>of</strong> human rights and its<br />

cost-effectiveness, family planning is a strategic investment.<br />

What should<br />

the international<br />

community do to<br />

implement a<br />

rights-based<br />

approach<br />

Chapter 6 outlines recommendations to guide future investments, policies,<br />

and programmes. Key stakeholders must recognize systematic inequalities in<br />

family planning as an infringement <strong>of</strong> human rights and a hindrance to direct<br />

information and services for underserved populations. Families, communities,<br />

institutions, and governments will have to modify their strategies to ensure that<br />

all people are able to realize their human right to family planning. This work<br />

will expand conventional approaches to family planning programmes. The<br />

adoption <strong>of</strong> post-MDG indicators that allow for nuanced assessments <strong>of</strong> sexual<br />

and reproductive health disparities is critical.<br />

THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION <strong>2012</strong><br />

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