International Consortium for Emergency Contraception

In 1996, the year ICEC was founded, only a handful of countries had a "dedicated" Emergency Contraception (EC) product on the market.

Now women in over 140 countries can buy emergency contraception - sometimes known as the morning after pill - and in 44 countries, EC is readily available over the counter.

ICEC and its member organizations have played a key role in introducing EC in a wide range of settings. Still, women's access to EC is far from assured, and our mission remains critical: to expand access to EC worldwide, with a focus on developing countries.

ICEC Panel at Global Health Council

22 May 2007

ICEC members will take part on a panel on expanding access to EC at the Global Health Council's Annual Conference. The panel will be held on May 31st, 2007, 10:30 - 12:30, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC (conference registration required).

EC Again Challenged in Chile, Other Contraceptive Methods at Risk

13 April 2007

In an on-going battle over access to EC in Chile, a group of parliamentarians opposed to the Bachelet government has submitted a third petition to the Constitutional Court. This time, they are requesting that the court not only prohibit EC, but also copper IUDs, levonorgestrel-releasing IUDs, and all oral contraceptives that contain levonorgestrel.

Awareness of Hormonal Emergency Contraception among Kuwaitis

07 March 2007

Three recent papers investigated awareness and perceptions of hormonal emergency contraception among married women outpatients in a maternity hospital, married women within a Kuwaiti extended family and their social contacts, and among retail pharmacists in Kuwait.

Clinical Trials of new EC Compound Launched in US

December 8 2006

Phase III clinical trials have been launched to study the effectiveness of a new EC compound, known as CDB-2914. The trials will be conducted at 16 Planned Parenthood Clinics.