A similar study in Mexico concluded for every peso invested in family planning. 9 pesos are saved that would have to be spent on maternal and child health care. In Indonesia. each dollar spent on family planning will result in $12.5 of savings in public expenditures for health and education. This does not even take into account the benefits that accrue to every single person on this planet from reduced environmental trauma. reduced immigration pressures. improved standards of living. and improved social and political stability. So I think that the benefits are clear of international family planning programs. and that is why we should not impede the ability of organizations. like UNFPA. that have done so much to enhance family planning services in the developing world. In the 28 countries with the largest U.S.-funded family planning program. the average number of children born per family has dropped from 6 in the 1960s to 4 today. a decline of onethird.
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