Netherlands

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:

1. Have an abortion with a pill called Mifepristone and another pill called Misoprostol;
2. Have an abortion with the pill Misoprostol only.

You already have abortion pills? Find instructions, information around dosage, safety precautions and tips here.

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.

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.

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

1. 09.08.2022/Medical Abortion Commodities Database: https://www.medab.org/advanced-search-multiple-results?country=475&commodity=all&brand=all#multiple-search-result
2. 09.08.2022/National Medicine Authority; Mifepristone: https://www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl/ords/f?p=111:2::SEARCH::RP,2:P0_DOMAIN,P0_LANG,P2_QS,P2_AS_PROD,P2_AS_RVGNR,P2_AS_EU1,P2_AS_EU2,P2_AS_ACTSUB,P2_AS_INACTSUB,P2_AS_NOTINACT,P2_AS_ADDM,P2_AS_ARMM,P2_AS_APPDATE,P2_AS_APPDATS,P2_AS_ATC,P2_AS_PHARM,P2_AS_MAH,P2_AS_ROUTE,P2_AS_AUTHS,P2_AS_TGTSP,P2_AS_INDIC,P2_AS_TXTF,P2_AS_TXTI,P2_AS_TXTC,P2_RESPAGE,P2_SORT,P2_RESPPG,P2_OPTIONS:H,EN,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5Cmifepriston%5C,%5C%5C,N,N,N,,,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,1,PRODA,10,N
3. 09.08.2022/National Medicine Authority; Misprostol:https://www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl/ords/f?p=111:2::SEARCH::RP,2:P0_DOMAIN,P0_LANG,P2_QS,P2_AS_PROD,P2_AS_RVGNR,P2_AS_EU1,P2_AS_EU2,P2_AS_ACTSUB,P2_AS_INACTSUB,P2_AS_NOTINACT,P2_AS_ADDM,P2_AS_ARMM,P2_AS_APPDATE,P2_AS_APPDATS,P2_AS_ATC,P2_AS_PHARM,P2_AS_MAH,P2_AS_ROUTE,P2_AS_AUTHS,P2_AS_TGTSP,P2_AS_INDIC,P2_AS_TXTF,P2_AS_TXTI,P2_AS_TXTC,P2_RESPAGE,P2_SORT,P2_RESPPG,P2_OPTIONS:H,EN,%5Cmisoprostol%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,N,N,N,,,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,%5C%5C,1,PRODA,10,N
4. 27.12.2022/WHO, Global Abortion Policies Database: https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/country/netherlands/
5. 23.08.2022/European Abortion Policies Atlas: https://europe.ippf.org/resource/european-abortion-policies-atlas
6. 27.12.2022/Reproductive Rights Map: https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/?country=NLD
7. 27.12.2022/Global Map of Norms regarding Conscientious Objection: https://www.redaas.org.ar/conscientious-objection-m