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.
EC Use Rises in the United States
27 May 2010
 The National Survey of Family Growth, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that use of emergency contraception in the US rose: in 2002, 4% of women reported ever having used this contraceptive method. By 2006-2008, this number had increased to 10%.
 

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Database of EC availability updated
25 May 2010
ICEC has updated its database providing information on brands of EC products available as well as local policies related to EC access in every country of the world, and can be searched by country, pill brand, or manufacturer. The database can be accessed through the "search our databases" tab on the left side of this page.
 

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Chart clarifies US product availability
10 August 2009
A chart created by Reproductive Health Technologies Project clarifies the current situation with EC products in the US.

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Strategizing about legal assaults on EC
22 July 2009
EC is increasingly attacked through the courts in Latin America. ICEC and CLAE are creating a network to share strategies to respond to these attacks.

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