Family Planning as a Social Vaccine?

Family Planning as a Social Vaccine? : Turtle Bay and Beyond – International Law, Policy, and Institutions: What is it about an “unwanted” pregnancy that makes it dangerous? Pregnancy itself is de-facto dangerous if a woman does not have access to quality obstetric care, and this situation almost exclusively arises among the poor in developing nations. Is family planning suggested in order to prevent these sorts of pregnancies? If so, it is a pitifully misguided response to the real needs of pregnant mothers.