Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia
(WorldNews Health)

DEBAYTILATGIN, Ethiopia - Hulunayehu Belay`s family ekes out a living by farming a small plot of land at the edge of a mountain. Her husband, Leul Hunegnaw, supplements their income by working as a priest. For years, they struggled to put food on the table. Yet Ms. Belay kept having one child after another - in all, she had seven sons. Her first few children were born in rapid succession. `I had my children spaced very much close to each other, which affected their health and well-being as well as mine,` she said. Thirteen years ago, she and her husband decided that life could not continue this way. They decided to use family planning - a big deal for Ms. Belay`s husband, a prominent member...