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Published on 26 de noviembre de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.10.3139

Emergency contraception in Chile: Analysis of public policy according to Walt and Gilson

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Time periods that characterized the political process of the emergency contraceptive pill.
Stage 1: conservative-liberal axis manifestations (1995 to 2000).Stage 2: harassment and supply shortage campaign (2001 to 2006).
Stage 3: legal disputes over the national fertility regulation standards (2006 to 2009).Stage 4: enactment of Law No. 20,418: “Regulations on information, guidance, and services related to fertility regulation” and subsequent regulatory advances (2010 to 2023).

Source: Prepared by the authors based on a review of the literature.