Sweden

Access to abortion is a fundamental human right and a basic healthcare. If you live in a country where access to abortion is restricted, you can get abortion pills through Women on Web.

Abortion is permitted on request up to 18 weeks of pregnancy. It is permitted up to the limit of viability if the pregnancy endangers the woman or person’s health or life.

Abortion providers may be criminalized for an abortion outside of the legal conditions specified in the law.
Sweden is a country that explicitly bans conscientious objection. Medical practitioners and providers do not have the right to refuse abortion services based on personal beliefs.

Mifepristone is officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.

A doctor's prescription may be required to get Mifepristone.

Mifepristone is distributed in healthcare facilities or hospitals.

Misoprostol is officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.

There is no data available on whether Misoprostol is registered for gynecological indications (such as birth, miscarriage treatment or abortion care etc.), or if it is registered for other purposes only (such as arthritis or gastric ulcers etc.)..

A doctor's prescription may be required to get Misoprostol.

There is no data on regulations around the distribution of Misoprostol available.

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:
Mifegyne, 200mg
Mifepristone Linepharma, 200mg

Misoprostol:
Topogyne, 400mcg
Cytotec, 200mcg
Arthrotec 50 or 75*, 200 mcg, *contains Diclofenac!
Diclofenac/Misoprostol Cipla 50 or 75*, 200mcg, *contains Diclofenac!

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.

These are comments about the estimated cost of abortion pills in your country.

1. "Mifepristone 200 mg, 3 tablets- 699 sek. Misoprostol 0,2 mg, 100 tablets- 300 sek. But, you dont buy like that- You pay appr 250kr for the doctorvisit at a clinic and then all medication needed are included." - Josephine Turner- midwife, November 2022

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1. "Mifepristone and Misoprostol: In Sweden easy access via abortion clinics. To be sure- contact a hospital or web/ telephone 1177" - Josephine Turner- midwife, November 2022