Blog examines importance of access to family planning information, contraceptives for young people

"Young or old, family planning should be a simple and personal decision made by informed individuals or couples regarding how often and when to have children," Anne Alan Sizomu, the advocacy officer for Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung's (DSW) Uganda country office, writes in this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, published in partnership with Women Deliver as part of a series on youth perspectives to recognize World Contraception Day, observed annually on September 26. "In order to make informed decisions regarding their future, it is important for young people to have access to timely information and contraceptives," she continues, adding, "Young people need to demand their reproductive health rights -- including access to contraceptives and the ability to decide when to have children" (9/17).