Tanzânia

Abortion Laws and Policies

Overview

Abortion on request is not authorized. It is permitted if the pregnancy endangers the woman or person’s life. No limitation regarding the lengths of pregnancy is mentioned in the legal text.

Penal law criminalizes women and pregnant people for doing an abortion outside of the legal conditions specified in the law. Abortion providers and any people assisting may be criminalized for an abortion outside of the legal conditions specified in the law.

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.)

There is currently no data available on whether or not a prescription is needed 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.

Brand names

Misoprostol:
Misoclear; 200 mcg; Acme Formulations (Pvt) Ltd, India
Misoprost-200; 200 mcg; Cipla Ltd
Misopro; 200 mcg; Naari Pharma Pvt Ltd; registration status unknown
Misotac; 200 mcg; registration status unknown
Cytotec; 200 mcg; Pfizer; registration status unknown
Miso Kare; 200 mcg; Naari Pharma Private Limited
Ace Miso; 200 mcg; ACME Formulation Private Limited
Miso-Fem; 200 mcg; CHINA RESOURCES ZIZHU PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD

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

Abortion pills can be purchased and dukas at pharmacies for between TZS
2,000-75,000+. Cost depends on the brand, the location of the pharmacy,
and the pharmacist her/himself. (howtouseabortionpill)

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.

15.12.2022/WHO, Global Abortion Policies Database: https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/country/united-republic-of-tanzania/
06.11.2022/Medical Abortion Commodities Database: https://medab.org/search?field_brand_name_target_id=All&field_country_of_sale_target_id=204
06.11.2022/howtouseabortionpill: https://www.howtouseabortionpill.org/abortion-laws-by-country/tanzania/
06.11.2022/National Medicine Authority: https://www.tmda.go.tz/
06.11.2022/National Medicine Databank: https://imis2.tmda.go.tz/#/public/registered-medicines
15.12.2022/Reproductive Rights Map: https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/?country=TZA
15.15.2022/Map of Norms regarding Conscientious Objection: https://www.redaas.org.ar/conscientious-objection-map