Kazakhstan
Updated: 2022-12-16 Legal | Abortion Pills | Local Organizations | Community Comments | Scam List
Abortion Laws and Policies
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Local context
Abortion is permitted on request up to 12 weeks. It is permitted up to 22 weeks in case of death of husband during pregnancy; if the woman or her husband are in prison; if the woman and her husband recognized as officially unemployed; if the woman is unmarried; in presence of a court decision on the deprivation or restriction of parental rights; in case of pregnancy after rape; if the women has the status of refugee or internally displaced people; in the presence of a child with a disability; if dissolution of marriage during pregnancy occurs and in case there are many children (4 or more children).
It is also permitted if the pregnancy endangers the woman or person's health or their life. For these cases, no limitation regarding the lengths of pregnancy is mentioned in the legal text.
Minors are required to obtain parental or adult consent for an abortion.
Abortion seekers are required to go through mandatory counseling prior to abortion.
Abortion providers may be criminalized for an abortion outside of the legal conditions specified in the law.
About Abortion Pills
An abortion with pills is a safe and effective way to end a pregnancy at home. There are two ways to have an abortion with pills:
- Have an abortion with a pill called Mifepristone and another pill called Misoprostol;
- Have an abortion with the pill Misoprostol only.
You already have abortion pills? Find instructions, information around dosage, safety precautions and tips here or contact the Women on Web Help Desk Team to guide you through the process at info@womenonweb.org
Mifepristone
Mifepristone is officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.
There is currently no data available on whether or not a prescription is needed to get Mifepristone.
There is no data on regulations around the distribution of Mifepristone available.
Misoprostol
There is currently no data available on whether or not Misoprostol is registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.
Brand names
These are brand names under which Mifepristone, Misoprostol or Combi Packs (that contain both abortion pills Mifepristone and Misoprostol) are officially distributed and/or commonly found in the country.
Mifepristone:
Mifepristone, 200mg
Miropristone, 200mg
Misoprostol:
-
Combipack:
Medabon, 1xMifepristone 200mg, 4xMisoprostol 200mcg
Safety notice: There are pills that contain a combination of Misoprostol and the painkiller Diclofenac. While manufactured for a different purpose they can still be used for abortion. Please find more info in our FAQ to avoid overdosing the Diclofenac.
Cost of Abortion Pills
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Organizations and Resources
- Women on Web
Abortion pill access by mail
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info@womenonweb.org
Scams
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Other Databases and Sources
These are the sources and databases used to gather the information listed on this country profile.
- 16.12.2011/WHO, Global Abortion Policies Database: https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/country/kazakhstan/
- 16.12.2022/Medical Abortion Commodities Database: https://medab.org/search?field_brand_name_target_id=All&field_country_of_sale_target_id=148
- National Medicine Authority: https://www.ndda.kz/
- National Medicine Databank: -
- 20.09.2022/Gynuity Mifepristone Country list: https://gynuity.org/assets/resources/biblio_ref_lst_mife_en.pdf
- 16.12.2022/Reproductive Rights Map: https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/?country=KAZ
- 16.12.2022/Map of Norms regarding Conscientious Objection: https://www.redaas.org.ar/conscientious-objection-map
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