EC Advertising in Bulgaria
As evidenced by these pictures from Bulgaria, some European countries allow advertising of over-the-counter medical products. This particular ad is for EC and has been placed on the side of a shopping cart.
January 2025. A study by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte) aimed to estimate use of emergency contraception (EC) among Brazilian adolescent students, as well as the association of individual, family, and community factors with use. A cross-sectional study was carried out, including 38,779 Brazilian adolescent students, aged 13 to 17 years, participating…

May 2026. The Swiss House of Representatives has voted in favor of easing access to emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) by removing the mandatory pharmacist counselling requirement . The motion, adopted on 30 April would make access to ECPs less restrictive and bring Switzerland closer to practices in most other European countries. The proposal will now…
A new training module on emergency contraceptive pills is now available, in two adaptations: For clinical health care providers: www.fptraining.org/projects/emergency-contraceptive-pills-ecp For pharmacists: www.fptraining.org/projects/emergency-contraceptive-pills-ecps-training-pharmacists These modules are part of the Training Resource Package for Family Planning (TRP), a comprehensive set of materials designed to support up-to-date training on family planning and reproductive health. The TRP contains…

March 2025. In the United Kingdom, Bpas releases the 2nd edition of “Contraception, Re-Imagined: The Unfinished Revolution”. This report uncovers significant barriers to contraceptive access, growing dissatisfaction with existing options, and a rising demand for non-hormonal alternatives. The report is based on a survey of 1,000 women aged 18-45. Some of the findings are: Bpas…
April 2021. According to news on Raitre, for over 20 years and until 2016, the Vatican invested in companies that produce emergency contraception pills. The Vatican doctrine defends life from the moment of conception. Emergency contraception pills (popularly known as “the morning-after pill”) do not interfere with life after conception. Emergency contraception pills inhibit ovulation:…

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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