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A friendly reminder, on Human Rights Day:

ByCristina Puig December 9, 2019January 16, 2020

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Global: WHO launches new Maternal Mortality Estimates
ByCristina Puig April 8, 2025April 8, 2025
April 2025. The United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) and technical experts published a new round of estimates covering 2000 to 2023. The estimates represent the most up to date, internationally comparable global, regional and country-level estimates and trends for maternal mortality between 2000 and 2023. Some key facts: Find the Full Report…
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International solidarity with women in Poland
ByCristina Puig October 30, 2020October 30, 2020
October 2020. ECEC’s mission is to expand access to and knowledge of emergency contraception (EC) in Europe, within a broader sexual and reproductive health and rights approach. Our work does not occur in a vacuum: ensuring access to EC is just one of the many measures necessary for people to be able to exercise sexual…
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EC pills to remain prescription-only in Hungary
ByCristina Puig February 5, 2015October 27, 2025
Despite the fact that the European Commission recently ruled that ulipristal acetate (UPA) EC pills could be accessible directly from pharmacies without the need for a prescription, the Hungarian State Secretariat for Health indicated that all EC pills will remain prescription-only. The Secretariat claims to base this decision out of patient safety concerns, and because,…
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Spain: New report on access to contraception
ByCristina Puig June 12, 2024June 12, 2024
June 2024. The Spanish Family Planning Federation (SEDRA) just published an assessment of contraception accessibility in the 17 regions (Comunidades Autónomas) that conform Spain. Access to emergency contraception (EC) is included, in particular, free-of-cost provision and quality of the information provided to EC users regarding mechanism of action and subsequent use of contraception after EC. …
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Global availability of UPA for emergency contraception and mifepristone for medical abortion
ByCristina Puig December 17, 2025December 17, 2025
December 2025. ECEC and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) have come together to merge their data on mifepristone for medical abortion and ulipristal acetate (UPA) for emergency contraception, with the aim of shedding light on the actual global availability of these essential medicines. A summary of this joint analysis has now been published in…
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Updated recommendation on LNG dosages and higher BMI and weights
ByCristina Puig July 8, 2022April 14, 2023
June 2022. Our sister organization, the American Society for Emergency Contraception (ASEC), just updated its factsheet on EC efficacy and body weight, an excellent summary of the current understanding and recommendations on this issue. This update is based on the publication by Dr. Alison Edelman and team of “Double Dosing Levonorgestrel-Based Emergency Contraception for Individuals…
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