As the date nears for the London Family Planning Summit more information is being spread through social media via summit partners about the importance of providing 220 million additional women in developing countries with the option of having greater control over when to have children, how many children to have, how long to space births, and whether they want children at all.

The summit will challenge developing nations to put greater efforts into providing widespread access to family planning and donors, NGOs, civil society, the private sector will be challenged to come up with a plan to support these developing countries.

Here are some tweets with key facts about family planning. Be sure to follow the #fpsummit hashtag for more information. And log onto www.londonfamilyplanningsummit.com on July 11 to watch a live stream of the summit.

Contraceptives empower the world’s poorest women to decide if and when to have a child. #FPsummit #WD2013

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Women Deliver (@WomenDeliver) July 06, 2012

Each US $ spent on #familyplanning can save governments up to $6 on health, housing, water & other public services #FPsummit

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DFID (@DFID_UK) July 08, 2012

Q: What is the leading killer of teenage girls worldwide? A: Unintended pregnancy. #Familyplanning is key: bit.ly/N2OhrW #FPsummit

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  (@EngenderHealth) July 08, 2012

Why is #familyplanning important to me? It can make all the difference for women & girls everywhere.  gates.ly/Pl8VrY #FPsummit

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Melinda Gates (@melindagates) July 06, 2012

Imagine a world where rural women have better access to #contraception: gates.ly/OaUimg #FPsummit

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Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) July 05, 2012

How many girls in sub-Saharan Africa drop out of school because of pregnancy? Guess. Or look at the image. #FPsummit http://t.co/KOnBhP5v

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IPPF Global (@ippf) July 02, 2012

#Contraceptives give the world’s poorest #women the power to decide if + when 2 have a child – something we often take for granted #FPsummit

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StateDeptPRM (@StatePRM) July 08, 2012

#Contraceptives are cost effective and deliver huge savings in health care costs #FPsummit

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White RibbonAlliance (@WRAglobal) July 08, 2012

When women & girls have access to #contraception, fewer mothers & babies die bit.ly/M7N4xY #FPSummit #familyplanning #nocontroversy

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The Partnership (@PMNCH) July 08, 2012

It's not just about choice. Family planning saves lives. Watch and share our new video. bit.ly/KZHgqn #givegirlspower #fpsummit

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SavetheChildren News (@SaveUKNews) July 08, 2012