Raizda Yahiya was one of seven siblings growing up in a conservative Muslim household in India, but her parents ensured she got proper education – a rarity in the Muslim community in those days – and her Masters's level education ensured that she could shape her family as she wanted.

Thai women aged 15-59 years can access oral birth control pills without cost at midwifery clinics, pharmacies, private hospitals, and primary care units in Bangkok, including at more than 2,500 locations across the country, Dr Jadet Thammathat-Aree, secretary-general of the National Health Security Office (NHSO), said on Tuesday.