Confusion at the end of 2025 over millions of dollars' worth of contraceptives stockpiled in Europe — caught between conflicting narratives from the United States and the Flemish government — highlighted a deeper issue: access to modern, effective and affordable contraception remains uneven across the EU.
The 2026 Contraception Policy Atlas from the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) shows that France (97.9%), Portugal (93.8%), Luxembourg (93.3%), and Belgium (89.8%) top the list of EU countries with the best access to contraceptives for the second year in a row.
