Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Access to emergency contraception as a right? The arguments of the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception

The International Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ICEC) has been one of the main disseminators of emergency contraception, which is a strategic drug for public policies that involves sexual and reproductive rights. It has been constituted as a strong academic and political interlocutor, fueling the debate between the different continents. The aim of this paper was to reflect on some discursive elements presented by the consortium on its website, in order to expand access to emergency contraception.

Emergency contraception; International Consortium for Emergency Contraception; Reproductive rights; Reproductive health; Sexuality


UNESP Distrito de Rubião Jr, s/nº, 18618-000 Campus da UNESP- Botucatu - SP - Brasil, Caixa Postal 592, Tel.: (55 14) 3880-1927 - Botucatu - SP - Brazil
E-mail: intface@fmb.unesp.br