Ghana
Updated: 2022-12-13 Legal | Abortion Pills | Local Organizations | Community Comments | Scam List
Abortion Laws and Policies
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Local context
Abortion on request is not authorized. It is permitted up to 28 weeks in cases of fetal impairment, rape, incest, if the pregnancy endangers the woman or person's life or their physical or mental health or if the pregnancy is product of defilement of a female idiot.
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.
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. No provider has the right to refuse to perform an abortion procedure that is needed to preserve a woman's health or life. No provider may refuse if the client is below 18 years of age.
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 or contact the Women on Web Help Desk Team to guide you through the process at info@womenonweb.org
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 officially registered by the country’s pharmaceutical authority.
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.
Brand names
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:
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Misoprostol:
Cytotec, 200mcg,
Misoclear, 200mcg
Miso-200, 200mcg
Combipack:
Medabon; 1xMifepristone 200mg, 4xMisoprostol 200mcg
MM Combikit
Mifabon
Mariprist
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.
Cost of Abortion Pills
These are comments about the estimated cost of abortion pills in your country.
- The cost ranges from 250 to 350 Ghana Cedis.(safe2choose)
- The price of medical abortion pills is around GHS50 -GHS150 (howtouseabortionpills)
- GHS 400 (Abass Hamza (Ph.D), HACEP-Ghana-Tamale, November 2022)
The actual costs of abortion pills are often difficult to determine, vary and change over time. Fill out our questionnaire to add and share your experience.
Organizations and Resources
- Women on Web
Abortion pill access by mail
www.womenonweb.org
info@womenonweb.org - HACEP-Ghana
SRHR Information, Education and Services
Help girls and young people SRHR to enable them grow personally and professionally through education, community and experiences.
+233249129882
www.facebook.com/hacepghana
hacepghana@gmail.com - Women First Digital
WFD works globally to reduce the rate of unsafe abortions and broaden contraceptive awareness. Social enterprise that offers comprehensive, practical, inclusive and personalized sexual and reproductive health information and services. WFD has the technological capacity to deliver data-driven and innovative solutions to promote user-centered decision making and improve the well-being of women and youth worldwide.
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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.
- 13.12.2022/WHO, Global Abortion Policies Database: https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/country/ghana/
- 18.10.2022/Medical Abortion Commodities Database: https://medab.org/search?field_brand_name_target_id=All&field_country_of_sale_target_id=169
- 19.10.2022/safe2choose: https://safe2choose.org/abortion-information/countries/ghana
- 19.10.2022/howtouseabortionpill: https://www.howtouseabortionpill.org/abortion-laws-by-country/ghana/
- 19.10.2022/National Medicine Authority: https://fdaghana.gov.gh/
- National Medicine Databank: -
- 13.12.2022/Reproductive Rights Map: https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/?country=GHA
- 13.12.2022/Global Map of Norms regarding Conscientious Objection: https://www.redaas.org.ar/conscientious-objection-map
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