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World Contraception Day 2018
September 26, 2018. It is World Contraception Day (WCD) again; a day to reflect on and raise awareness of all contraceptive methods and enable young people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health. ECEC works to make emergency contraception more equally available in Europe. Postcoital contraception provides a second chance to prevent pregnancy after…
Over-the-counter provision of EC pills is feasible
March 2022. A new systematic review of over-the-counter (OTC) provision of emergency contraception pills (ECPs), concludes that it is feasible and acceptable, and that it may increase access to and timely use of effective contraception. Evidence suggests that OTC provision of ECPs do not substantively change reproductive health outcomes. This review expands the evidence supporting…

Kenya: New data on EC use
July 2023. The Key Indicators Report of the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, published in January, provides new data on EC use among currently married women and sexually active unmarried women from different regions of the country. The survey was implemented by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in collaboration with the Ministry…

Belgium: New tool informs of choices in emergency contraception
April 2023. In Belgium, the Fédération Laïque de Centres de Planning Familial (FLCPF) recently launched a new website to inform individuals that need contraception after sex, of the choices available to them and guide them through. The website includes a short and anonymous on-line questionnaire that helps decide what are the optimal postcoital contraption methods…

Mexico: New data on EC use
May 2025. The use of emergency contraception (EC) among women in Mexico has increased, according to the 2023 National Survey on Demographic Dynamics (ENADID), published by the National Institute for Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI) last October. EC pills have been available in Mexico without a prescription for over two…
Italy: the objection map
October 2021. Pharmacies or pharmacists that object to supplying emergency contraception, remain a problem for access in many European countries. In Italy, a collective and participatory effort is in place to identify services where providers do not get in the way of women’s reproductive choice. On the website of Objection Rejected (https://obiezionerespinta.info), a map points…