Articoli scientifici - 17/09/2026
Emergency contraception in Italy: Utilization patterns and ecological correlation with induced abortion rates
Contraccezione d’emergenza in Italia: modelli di utilizzo e correlazione ecologica con i tassi di aborto volontario
Introduction
Since the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo,1 access to contraception has been widely recognized as a key determinant of women’s health, empowerment, and educational attainment.2,3Despite overall progress across Europe, Italy still faces significant gaps in both contraceptive access and reproductive health policy implementation. According to the 2025 Contraception Atlas, Italy ranks 25th among European countries4 and still lack…