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.
Staff attitudes toward providing advance provision of EC
13 November 2008
A study published in the September 2008 issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health found that staff of Title X-funded clinics in Pennsylvania support routine advance provisions of EC, yet only about half offer it ‘very often’.

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IAWG annual meeting
03 November 2008
The Interagency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises is holding its annual meeting this week in Cairo.

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Mainstreaming EC, Compton Foundation initative and report
22 October 2008
In 2002 the Compton Foundation launched an initiative to increase awareness of and access to emergency contraception worldwide. A report is available on the success of this initiative and the work that remains to secure access to EC for low income women worldwide.

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FIGO Endorses ICEC Statement on EC's Mechanism of Action
16 October 2008
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) joined ICEC in releasing a new statement on the mechanism of action of levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pills; ovulation is the primary and perhaps the only way this contraceptive method works.

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