Advancing New Directions for Family Planning Measurement

Studies in Family PlanningEarly View Special Issue Introduction Advancing New Directions for Family Planning Measurement Ilene S. Speizer, Corresponding Author Ilene S. Speizer [email protected] Correspondence Ilene S. Speizer, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth A. Sully, Elizabeth A. SullySearch for more papers by this authorGeorgina Binstock, Georgina BinstockSearch for more papers by this authorNiranjan Saggurti, Niranjan SaggurtiSearch for more papers by this author Ilene S. Speizer, Corresponding Author Ilene S. Speizer [email protected] Correspondence Ilene S. Speizer, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth A. Sully, Elizabeth A. SullySearch for more papers by this authorGeorgina Binstock, Georgina BinstockSearch for more papers by this authorNiranjan Saggurti, Niranjan SaggurtiSearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 September 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.70036 Ilene S. Speizer, Department of Maternal and Child Health and Carolina Population Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10038, USA. Georgina Binstock, CONICET and Centro de Estudios de Poblacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Niranjan Saggurti, Population Council, New Delhi, India. This Introduction is part of the special issue: Rethinking Family Planning Measurement Through a Rights, Justice, and Person-Centered Lens. 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