They say that they hope this is a harbinger of a new era when Americans have available a wider array of contraceptive choices.

But women's groups say that many family planning programs do not help poor women understand their rights or contraceptive choices.

Perhaps the most widely awaited methods are those for men, whose only contraceptive choices are condoms or vasectomy.

Norplant, she said, had been a perfect contraceptive choice for her.

Nonetheless, city officials said that so far, at least, they had not heard any criticism of their plan to expand the contraceptive choices to Norplant.

Women world-wide need education and contraceptive choices.

Instead, it set an agenda for improving health and education for women and children, while offering couples a range of purely voluntary contraceptive choices.

But others fear that a backlash against the pill will leave some women without highly acceptable contraceptive choices.

She researches reproductive issues and counsels female patients on their contraceptive choices.

When will we have a safe and reliable contraceptive choice?