Safe and Effective Abortions at Home

The Following Resources Are a Comprehensive Guide on How to Safely and Effectively Self Manage Your Own Abortion





World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO provides global technical and policy guidance on the use of contraception to prevent unintended pregnancy; the provision of safe abortion; and the treatment of complications from unsafe abortion. WHO recommendations for safe abortion can be found (multiple formats and languages on their website linked above) in the following publications:

In addition, an interactive online database containing comprehensive information on the abortion laws, policies, health standards and guidelines for all countries is available at http://www.srhr.org/abortion-policies (Global Abortion Policies Database)

Women On Web

Get medical abortion pills sent to you safely and securely

This website refers you to licensed doctor who can provide you with abortion pills. After you complete the following online consultation and if there are no contraindications, the medical abortion (with the pills mifepristone and misoprostol) will be delivered to you by post. A medical abortion can be done safely at home as long as you have good information and have access to emergency medical care in the rare case that there are complications.

Women Help Women

More about Self-managed Abortion; Safe and Supported (SASS); Getting Abortion pills In the U.S.; Global Resources and links to help around the world

People may choose to self-manage an abortion with abortion pills because it is difficult to get to an abortion clinic or because they prefer to self induce their abortion on their own. “DIY” abortion with pills is safe and effective if the person has accurate information, support, and can ask questions. It is also important to understand the laws in each state. Abortionpillinfo.org offers a secure website with information about safe abortion with pills and a secure portal where women can get information about how to self-manage their abortion safely, minimizing legal risk, and with dignity.

International Women’s Health Coalition

This guide is a helpful resource on how to induce a medical abortion safely at home, and legally from almost any country by using a product in an off label manner that contains the same active ingredient as the abortion pill.

Abortion With Self-Administered Misoprostol: A Guide For Women (PDF link)