Austria

Access to abortion is a fundamental human right and a basic healthcare. If you live in a country where access to abortion is restricted, you can get abortion pills through Women on Web.

Abortion on request is authorized. Even though there is no explicit abortion law regulating abortions up to 12 weeks, it is clear that these cannot be punished by penal law.

Minors under the age of 14 are required to obtain parental or their legal representatives consent for an abortion. Abortion is not generally covered by public insurance, but only in cases of abortions with medical indications or dependent on the city/region. Penal law criminalizes women and pregnant people as well as doctors and abortion providers for doing an abortion outside of the legal conditions specified in the law.

Medical practitioners and providers have the right to refuse abortion services based on personal beliefs. So called conscientious objection cannot be practiced in cases where the life of the woman or pregnant person is at risk.

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

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

Mifepristone is distributed in healthcare facilities or hospitals.

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.

Misoprostol is distributed in pharmacies.

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:
Mifegyne, 200mg

Misoprostol:
Topogyne, 400 mcg
Cyprostol, 200 mcg
Arthrotec (forte)*, 200 mcg *contains Diclofenac!

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.

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

1. "3x200 mg Mifegyne (incl. 10% VAT):
2. € 94.57/pack for an order of 5 packs of more; € 104.50/pack for an order of less than 5 packs, for clinics and institutes.
3. € 104.50/pack for doctors in private practice (+ shipping if only 1 pack)
4. € 155.00/pack according to the official list of goods of the Austrian Pharmacy Publishers
5. Cyprostol (1x200 µg):
6. around € 0.50/piece; dispensed by doctors - off-label use
7. Topogyne (1x400 µg; incl. 10% VAT):
8. € 12.00 for an order of 5 packs of more; € 13.23 for an order of less than 5 packs, in clinics or institutes.
9. € 13,23 for doctors in private practice (+ shipping)
10. € 22,65 according to the official list of goods of the Austrian Pharmacy Publishers.
11. Price for medical Abortion with Mifepristone + Misoprostol for patients:
12. In public hospitals in Vienna: € 330,09. In profit-organisations and private practices starting at € 490, price increasing. The lowest price for medical abortion with Mifepristone + Misoprostol we know off is around 100-200 € (social tariff from gynecologists with a private practice in very, very special cases)."
13. (Anonymous, November 2022)

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1. "Hospitals, outpatient clinics or gynecologists in private practice can obtain Mifepristone in Austria. Private individuals cannot obtain mifepristone from pharmacies on prescription. Mifepristone has to be administered in the presence of the doctor (!) or, following a written doctor's order, in the presence of a member of the senior health care and nursing staff.
   The cost makes access more difficult. The reality is that only a few gynecologists offer abortions with Mifepristone (or communicate that they offer it). A few gynecologists in private practice also offer mifepristone for women in difficult financial situations for a social fee (those are very rare exceptions). There is also a strong east-west divide in Austria, with access to mifepristone being worse in the west of Austria than in the east (in Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Burgenland there is one or no office that officially dispenses mifepristone). There is also a disparity between urban and rural areas.
   
   Tips: We have had the experience that individuals have been able to have abortions with Mifepristone in clinics/private practices that do not officially provide this medical service. If they ask directly and don't let themselves be shaken off, sometimes they receive Mifepristone. If there are financial difficulties, very few cities or federal states offer support (ask!!). Otherwise, women and families can ask for financial support from non-profit organisations such as Changes for Women. " - Anonymous, November 2022