Colômbia

Abortion is decriminalized within 12 weeks of pregnancy.
It is permitted in cases of rape, incest, if the pregnancy endangers the woman or person's life,including mental or physical health or if the pregnancy is the result of a criminal act of unwanted artificial insemination or unwanted implantation of a fertilized ovum, or when there is serious malformation of the fetus that makes its life unfeasible. No limitation regarding the lengths of pregnancy is mentioned in the legal text.

A police report s required in cases of rape.
Women cannot be denied a legal abortion due to the type of social security or health coverage they are affiliated with.
Penal law criminalizes women and pregnant people for having an abortion outside of the conditions specified in the law. Abortion providers and people who assists may be criminalized if they perfom an abortion outside of the conditions specified in the law.

Medical practitioners and providers have the right to refuse abortion services based on personal beliefs. However, medical practitioners and providers are obligated to refer individuals to another provider if they refuse service. So called conscientious objection cannot be practiced in cases where the life of the woman or pregnant person is at risk.

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.

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

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

Mifepristone can be bought in Pharmacy distribution

Misoprostol is registered

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

Yes (some vendors may request it)

Misoprostol can be bought in

Mifepristone:
Mifepristona (Linepharma) (in renewal process)
Mediprist, 200 mg. ProFamilia (Distribuitor)
A-Kare (DKT-India)

Misoprostol:
Cytil V, 50 µg. Tecnoquímicas
Cytil V, 200 µg. Tecnoquímicas
Industol, 200 µg, Tecnoquímicas (in the process of renewal of registration)

1. Misoprostol:
2. 25 µg, $3.20 USD per pill
3. 50 µg, $7.00 USD per pill
4. 200 µg, $1.00 – $4.60 USD per pill
5. It is presented in a bottle for 7 200 mcg misoprostol tablets and a box for 8 200 mcg misoprostol tablets. Bottle of 7 tablets $126,000 Colombian pesos (approximately $25 USD) - Fundación Oriéntame, November 2022
6. Misprostol $20,000 Colombian pesos per pill (4USD). Mifepristone is not commercially distributed. There are private entities that can charge $400,000 pesos (80USD) for care and the medical abortion kit. - Colectiva Sangrona, November 2022
7. Combipack from $200.000 Colombian pesos each pack. - Las Parceras, November 2022

1. Mifepristone can be accessed in public or private medical centers that offer voluntary termination of pregnancy services by requesting pharmacological abortion treatment in pregnancies of less than 12 weeks.
   
   Misoprostol is sold by prescription. Some chain pharmacies sell it if you have a prescription. It can also be obtained at medical centers that offer voluntary termination of pregnancy services when requesting pharmacological abortion treatment in pregnancies of less than 12 weeks.
   
   It is important before requesting the pregnancy termination service, whether it is a state or private health center, to make sure that you are really pregnant, this can be through a rapid pharmacy test carried out when you are at least two weeks late.
   To obtain abortion care, it is recommended to go to the State health services or through recognized private medical centers, since in Colombia there is an offer on the internet of abortion pills without medical guarantees, which sometimes results in scams for false, adulterated medicines, incomplete doses or expired.
   
   There is also warning of the action of groups opposed to reproductive autonomy that harass people who go to medical centers where abortions are performed, they usually redouble their activity in March and September.
   
   Fundacion Orientame, November 2022
2. Mifepristone in Colombia is only distributed by the private medical entity Profamila, neither public hospitals nor entities of the obligatory, contributory or subsidized health system administer it. It is not available in pharmacies and some women's organizations have access to it by managing it internationally.
   It is difficult to get Mifepristone in Colombia. Profamilia has agreements with some entities of the compulsory health regime and this can facilitate access, especially if the person seeking the service belongs to the subsidized regime. However, for those who do not have any health regime or are in non-urban territories, access continues to be very limited. Social organizations are the ones who support in many cases to access the medicine.
   
   Misoprostol in Colombia is administered by public and private medical entities, it is also distributed in pharmacies, in some cases with a prescription. Access is not entirely easy, there may be access barriers placed by health service providers or care in pharmacies, also in pharmacies it is very expensive. Our recommendation to get it in pharmacies is that the purchase be made by an older person.
   
   We recommend contacting feminist and social movement organizations to access secure and verified information. It is important to look for reliable sources about the self-induced medical abortion procedure as there is a lot of false information on the internet.
   
   Colectiva Sangrona, November 2022
3. Mifepristone is only available with Profamilia, Orientame and Las Parceras. Outside of there it is not easily accessible and it is not found in pharmacies. Misoprostol is only available under prescription and in the health system. Access is difficult. Many scams and informal sellers that give inadequate doses at great costs.
   
   It is important not to buy from internet vendors or pharmacies that profit from desperation by requesting large sums for incomplete doses, the best is in safe clinics such as Profamilia or Orientarme. Also with Las Parceras to do it at home properly without risks. Those who pose as the Cytotec brand and have several Colombian web pages to sell, provide wrong doses at high costs without accompaniment and based on misinformation, they represent fraud and unsafe abortion.
   
   Las Parceras, November 2022