Updated recommendation on LNG dosages and higher BMI and weights

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…

Use of emergency contraception after sexual assault

May 2022. The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) recommends that EC be immediately offered and available to all female (or trans-male) victims of sexual assault or abuse of reproductive age or stage who choose to use EC as a means of protection from unintended pregnancy. Read the whole position paper “The Use of emergency…

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War in Ukraine: European Parliament calls to ensure access to emergency contraception for women throughout conflict and displacement.

May 2022. On May 5th, the European Parliament adopted a resolution that strongly condemns the use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) call on the EU and host and transit countries to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services, particularly emergency contraception,…

Launch of the State of World Population 2022 report

March 2022. The neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy is the subject of UNFPA’s flagship 2022 State of World Population report, released on March 30, 2022. Titled “Seeing the Unseen,” the report examines how such pregnancies represent a global failure to uphold basic human rights. Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year throughout…

Ukraine: urgent Call to Action

March, 2022. An urgent Call to Action has been issued by over 60 global and national organizations from Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine, calling on decision makers in Europe and internationally, to act swiftly to protect the human rights and address the sexual and reproductive health needs of women and girls and marginalized…

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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…

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An update on access to EC in Europe: New publication by ECEC

February 2022. Since 2012, the European Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ECEC) monitors emergency contraception (EC) availability and accessibility in Europe, and maintains a country-by-country database to generate and disseminate knowledge. This open-access database is regularly updated thanks to the collaboration of partners and local experts to whom we want to express our deepest gratitude. ECEC…

Council of Europe urges Malta to improve availability of emergency contraception

February 2022. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights strongly urges Maltese authorities to improve the availability of sexual and reproductive health services. In her report, published on February 15, Commissioner Dunja Mijatović notes that numerous pharmacies refuse to dispense EC on grounds of conscience, and that there are no measures in place to…

Contraception Atlas 2022

February 2022. On February 9th, the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights (EPF) launched the fifth edition of the European Contraception Policies Atlas. Members of the European Parliament Sophie in ‘t Veld and Fred Matic, chaired the event. The Contraception Atlas scores 46 countries on access to online information about modern contraception, and…

UK: Lower prices for LNG EC

February 2022. In the United Kingdom, a big pharmacy retailer announced that  LNG EC pills will be sold at £10 (around 12€). This is similar to the price it offered as part of last years’ Black Friday discounts. Visit bpas Twitter to learn more about their long-term campaign to make EC pills, an essential reproductive…

Malta: Doctors For Choice EC Prescription Online Service

January 2022. Doctors for Choice in Malta launched an online service that provides a doctor’s prescription for EC pills and also helps women chose her preferred oral EC method (LNG or UPA). EC pills are registered as over the counter medicines in Malta, but this online service will make access to EC easier for many,…