Aims of family planning programmes.

•    Reducing the number of dependants
•    Protecting and improving the quality of life and health of women and children.
•    Reducing the incidence of illegal abortion.
•    Alleviating poverty and promoting the social welfare of the people.
•    Protecting the human rights of women in their child-bearing years.
•    Reducing the number of miscarriages among women caused by illegal abortion.