Family Planning Association
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| Founded | 1930 |
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| Type | Sexual health charity |
| Registration no. | 250187 |
| Focus | Sexual health information, contraception, abortion rights |
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Area served
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United Kingdom |
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Key people
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President: Baroness Gould of Potternewton Chief Executive: Dr Audrey Simpson OBE Chair of the Board of Trustees: Dr Val Day |
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Employees
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60 |
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Volunteers
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25 |
| Slogan | Talking sense about sex |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Family Planning Association |
FPA (Family Planning Association) is a UK registered charity (number 250187) working to enable people to make informed choices about sex and to enjoy sexual health. It is the national affiliate for the International Planned Parenthood Federation in the United Kingdom. It celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2010. Its motto is "Talking sense about sex".
FPA was founded in 1930 when five birth control societies merged to form the National Birth Control Council (NBCC).Charles Vickery Drysdale FRSE was critical within its foundation. Its stated purpose was "that married people may space or limit their families and thus mitigate the evils of ill health and poverty". The NBCC changed its name to the National Birth Control Association (NBCA) in 1931, and then to the Family Planning Association (FPA) in 1939. Since 1998 it has been known as FPA.
Originally only offering a service to married couples, during the 1950s FPA clinics began to offer pre-marital advice to women, although proof, such as a letter from a vicar or family doctor, was often required before contraceptive supplies were provided.
During the 1960s, social and sexual attitudes changed dramatically. The combined pill was first prescribed in FPA clinics in 1961 and within ten years was being used by over one million women. This highly reliable method brought a new sense of sexual freedom to men and women.
By 1970, FPA clinics were offering advice and treatment, without restriction. In 1974, FPA handed their network of over 1,000 clinics to the NHS when contraception became free for all. Family planning is still part of the health service.
The organisation's first administrator was Margaret Pyke OBE. Following Pyke's death in 1967, Jean Medawar took over as chairwoman.
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