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birth prevention

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Noun1.birth preventionbirth prevention - limiting the number of children born
coitus interruptus, pulling out, withdrawal method, onanism, withdrawal - a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
natural family planning - any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle
contraception, contraceptive method - birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
planning - an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"


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The National SIDS Council of Australia has called for a 50 cent levy on every cigarette pack to research SIDS and still birth prevention and to run an education program targeted at teenage girls and young women.
Researchers attributed the decrease to $128 million a year in state and private funding for teen birth prevention programs that include comprehensive sex education.
The foundation's mission is better described as eugenicist, specifically focusing on birth prevention among non-white populations.
 
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