Uganda

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 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.

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 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.

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:
Mifepristone Linepharma 200mg, 200mg, registration status unknown
Mediprist, 200mg, registration status unknown
Mifetril, 200mg, registration status unknown

Misoprostol:
Misopro, 200mcg
Misoclear, 200mcg
Miso-Kare, 200mcg
Cytotec, 200mcg,
Misoprost 200, 200mcg
Kontrac 200, 200mcg
Misofree, 200mcg

Combipack:
Mariprist, 1xMifepristone 200mg, 4xMisoprostol 200mcg
Ma-Kare, 1xMifepristone 200mg, 4xMisoprostol 200mcg
Divabo, 1xMifepristone 200mg, 4xMisoprostol 200mcg, registration status unknown
Mifeso, 1xMifepristone 200mg, 4xMisoprostol 200mcg

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. 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)

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