Elizabeth Westley

International Consortium for Emergency Contraception

Elizabeth serves as the Coordinator for the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ICEC), which brings together more than 30 international non-profit organizations. ICEC is hosted by Family Care International, where she has worked for the past six years, currently as the External Relations Manager.

In the ten years before coming to FCI and ICEC, Elizabeth worked on international family planning and reproductive health programs at the Population Council and EngenderHealth. She is particularly interested in the interaction between reproductive technologies, health care systems, and the larger social context, and feels very fortunate to have been able to focus her work on emergency contraception, abortion, and maternal health. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.

Global EC: The Path to Access

Emergency Contraception was conceptualized internationally, born abroad, piloted around the world and currently marketed through a combination of both international and domestic agencies. Elizabeth Westley takes us on a worldly journey through EC's beginnings, recent challenges and future.