Dominican Republic

Abortion Laws and Policies

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Local context

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.

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 not officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.

Misoprostol

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

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.

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

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:
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Misoprostol:
Cytotec, 200mcg
Artrotec, 50mg Diclofenac sodium, 200mcg
Cytec, 200mcg

Combipack:
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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

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

From $ 0.64 to $ 2.27 USD per pill

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Organizations and Resources

Women on Web
Abortion pill access by mail
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info@womenonweb.org

Community Comments

Overview

The access to Misoprostol is highly restricted - see safe2choose - last accessed March 2023

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.

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

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