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Abortion Laws and Policies
Overview
Abortion 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 officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.
There is currently no data available on whether or not a prescription is needed to get Mifepristone.
There is no data on regulations around the distribution of Mifepristone available.
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
Mifepristone:
Mifepristone Linepharma 200 mg; 200 mg; Linepharma; registration status unknown
Mediprist; 200 mg; Acme Formulations (Pvt) Ltd, India; registration status unknown
Mifetril; 200 mg; Naari Pharma Pvt Ltd; registration status unknown
Misoprostol:
Misopro; 200 mcg; Naari Pharma Pvt Ltd
Misoclear; 200 mcg; Acme Formulations (Pvt) Ltd, India
Miso-Kare; 200 mcg; Naari Pharma Pvt Ltd
Cytotec; 200 mcg; Pfizer Ltd
C-Stol; 200 mcg; ROYAL PHARMA 2011 LIMITED
Misoprost 200; 200 mcg; CIPLA QUALITY CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Kontrac 200; 200 mcg; DELMAW ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Misofree; 200 mcg; ABACUS PHARMA (AFRICA) LIMITED
Combipack:
Mariprist; 1 Mifepristone 200 mg, 4 Misoprostol 200 mcg; Acme Formulations (Pvt) Ltd, India
Ma-Kare; 1 Mifepristone 200 mg, 4 Misoprostol 200 mcg; Naari Pharma Pvt Ltd
Divabo; 1 Mifepristone 200 mg, 4 Misoprostol 200 mcg; Naari Pharma Pvt Ltd; registration status unknown
Mifeso; 1 Mifepristone 200 mg, 4 Misoprostol 200 mcg; PHARMA VILLE LIMITED
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
- There is no fixed cost for these products. Abortion with pills can cost anywhere between 20,000 and 40,000 Ugandan shillings (for Misoprostol only) and 50,000 to 100,000 Ugandan shillings (for Mifepristone and Misoprostol). (safe2choose)
Local Organizations and Resources
No local organizations.
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.
- 15.12.2022/WHO, Global Abortion Policies Database: https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/country/uganda/
- 08.11.2022/Medical Abortion Commodities Database: https://medab.org/search?field_brand_name_target_id=All&field_country_of_sale_target_id=209
- 08.11.2022/safe2choose: https://safe2choose.org/abortion-information/countries/uganda
- 08.11.2022/howtouseabortionpill: https://www.howtouseabortionpill.org/abortion-laws-by-country/uganda/
- 08.11.2022/National Medicine Authority: https://www.nda.or.ug/
- 08.11.2022/National Medicine Databank: https://www.nda.or.ug/drug-register/
- 15.12.2022/Reproductive Rights Map: https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/?country=UGA
- 15.15.2022/Map of Norms regarding Conscientious Objection: https://www.redaas.org.ar/conscientious-objection-map
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