Dominican Republic

Abortion Laws and Policies

Overview

Abortion is banned without exceptions.

Penal law criminalizes women and pregnant people for having an abortion. Abortion providers and any people asisting may be criminalized.

Claim your rights

Access to abortion is a fundamental human right and a basic healthcare need. If you live in a country with restrictions to abortion access, you can visit Women on Web to request abortion pills or learn more about the local support and resources available in your country.

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.

Mifepristone

Mifepristone is not officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.

Misoprostol

Misoprostol is registered

It is registered for gynecological indications (such as birth, miscarriage treatment or abortion care etc.)

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

Misoprostol can be bought in no data

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.

Brand names

Mifepristone:
no data

Misoprostol:
Cytotec 200 mcg Pfizer Ltd
Artrotec, 50 mg Diclofenac sodium/200 µg
Cytec, 200 µg

Combipack:
no data

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. Specific instructions need to be followed to avoid overdosing the Diclofenac.

This is the estimated cost of abortion pills in your country. Please reach out if your experience has been different from the information available here.

Cost of Abortion Pills

From $ 0.64 to $ 2.27 USD per pill

Local Organizations and Resources

No local organizations.

Community Comments

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Other Databases and Sources

These are the sources and databases used to gather the information listed on this country profile.

04.12.2022/WHO, Global Abortion Policies Database: https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/country/dominican-republic/
08.11.2022/Medical Abortion Commodities Database: https://medab.org/search?field_brand_name_target_id=All&field_country_of_sale_target_id=190
08.11.2022/ safe2choose: https://safe2choose.org/abortion-information/countries/the-dominican-republic
08.11.2022/howtouseabortionpill: https://www.howtouseabortionpill.org/abortion-laws-by-country/dominican-republic/
08.11.2022/ Gynuity Map Misoprostol: https://gynuity.org/assets/resources/mapmiso__en_2021-10-29-145231.pdf
08.11.2022/Gynuity list Mifepristone: https://gynuity.org/assets/resources/biblio_ref_lst_mife_en.pdf
08.11.2022/National Medicine Authority: https://msp.gob.do/web/
08.11.2022/National Medicine Databank: https://datos.gob.do/dataset/registro-sanitario-de-productos-farmaceuticos
08.11.2022/ BASIC TABLE OF ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC https://repositorio.msp.gob.do/bitstream/handle/123456789/1093/CuadroMedicamentos2015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
04.12.2022/Global Map of Norms regarding Conscientious Objection: https://www.redaas.org.ar/conscientious-objection-map
04.12.2022/Reproductive Rights Map: https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/?country=DOM