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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Family planning movement.

AUTHORS

Abhayaratne OE; Jayewardene CH

SOURCE

In: Abhayaratne, O.E.R., and Jayewardene, C.H.S. Family planning in Ceylon.

Colombo, Authors, 1968. p. 1-14

ABSTRACT

Family planning efforts in Ceylon began with the work of Mary Rutnam in 1932, continued with the opening of the first

family planning clinic in Ceylon in 1937, and progressed to the formation of the Family Planning Association in 1953,

which has been devoted to the development of the family planning movement throughout the country. Family

Planning Association efforts resulted in 1 outstation clinic during the 1st year, 4 more clinics in the 3rd year, 18 new

clinics in 1956-1957, and 109 functioning clinics as of 1965-1966. Simultaneous developments in 1954 included

the International Planned Parenthood Federation accepting the Family Planning Association as an affiliate and the

decision of the Ceylon Cabinet to provide financial assistance which the government did in the form of an annual

grant beginning that year. Additional help was provided by the government in the form of space in the hospitals and

use of medical and paramedical personnel. Also, financial assistance from individuals and organizations,

contraceptives from drug companies, and time and labor donated by volunteer workers all helped further the

movement. The Swedish Ceylon Family Planning Pilot Project began with an attitude survey and progressed to the

use of government buildings and personnel with the Swedish project supplying technical assistance in the form of

training programs and contraceptives. However, a once cooperative liaison with the Family Planning Association

has over the years developed into one of increasing dissension now focusing on how services should be provided.

As dissension has grown within the movement, it has also developed without. Until 1961 there had been few articles

concerning family planning and no apparent effect on the people. However, after 1961, articles became more

frequent and more positive concerning the moverment's activities. This resulted in interpretation of the family

planning movement in political terms; an attempt to reduce the birthrate was seen as an attempt to alter the existing

balance of power. With universal suffrage, the reduction in the relative size of a particular group meant a reduction of

its power to influence the legislature through the reduction of the number of representatives it could return to

parliament. No statements by the Family Planning Association in an attempt to ease the opposition have helped,

and with the government declaration to actively participate in the Family Planning Movement, the opposition

continues to mount. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1037-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Family planning movement.", is(are) Abhayaratne OE;

Jayewardene CH. The source of this article is "In: Abhayaratne, O.E.R., and Jayewardene, C.H.S. Family planning in

Ceylon. Colombo, Authors, 1968. p. 1-14". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT9T 1037-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41037

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