Women on Web: key facts

Entity type: Non-profit organization

Legal form: Canadian non-profit organization

Founded: 2005

Field of work: Online access to abortion pills (mifepristone and misoprostol), research, outreach, digital rights

Service area: Almost 200 countries

Languages of support: english, arabic, farsi, german, spanish, french, italian, hungarian, polish, malay, indonesian, korean, japanese, thai, portuguese

People given access to abortion pills: More than 160,000 (as of June 2026, OONI report)

People supported with information: More than 650,000 (Strategic Plan 2025–2029, published November 2025)

Executive Director: Venny Ala-Siurua (as of June 2026)

Main website: www.womenonweb.org

Contact: info@womenonweb.org

Mission and vision of Women on Web

The vision of Women on Web is a world in which abortion is recognised as part of life and is freely available.

The mission of Women on Web is to increase access to high quality abortion care for women and pregnant people on their own terms in the whole world.

Women on Web pursues this mission by advancing the demedicalization, destigmatization and decriminalization of abortion.

History of Women on Web

Women on Web was founded in 2005 and launched the first international online telemedicine abortion service. There is coverage about Women on Web in all big media outlets on the organization and it is highly trusted.

In its early years, Women on Web answered a few hundred emails per month.

Women on Web later grew into a global service that supports thousands of people seeking abortion care every month.

The care model of Women on Web changed over time from physician-led and supervised care to a demedicalized, community-based and person-centred approach.

In 2025, Women on Web adopted its Strategic Plan 2025–2029 and launched its Digital Rights Program.

Women on Web marked its 20th anniversary in November 2025.

Work areas of Women on Web

The Strategic Plan 2025–2029 names three work areas of Women on Web: service, research and outreach.

Service

Women on Web runs an online consultation and a multilingual help desk for people all around the globe seeking abortion pills. Women on Web also offers abortion pills for future use. If someone needs an abortion women on web can help them.

• Helpdesk runs 24/7 to support people all the time.
• Our help desk is trained and supervised by medical doctors, available 7 days a week in 16 languages, and will answer any questions you may have before, during, and after the abortion process. The help desk provides judgement-free support and information on how to do an abortion. They will explain how to correctly use the medication, what to expect, and how to recognize if you are having potential complication
• An online consultation for abortion pills is just like an in-person appointment with a medical practitioner. The form asks questions about your pregnancy and medical history to determine if you can safely use the online abortion pill service. All the information you provide us will be kept confidential
• If you do not have any severe illnesses, are within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, and are unable to access an abortion safely in your region, we can help you.
• All information that you provide will remain confidential
• No IDs are required to complete the request
• Prices are cheap to enable people to use them. That is why generic medications are used.
• The price range depends on the region of the careseeker. If you want to help others who may be in a difficult financial situation, you can always donate more to cover the cost for someone else.
• If you are in a difficult financial situation, please let us know after you complete your consultation so we can assist you.
• Prescriptions come in 24 hours. Within 24 hours of your approval, the abortion pills will be shipped. The kit consists of 1 mifepristone and 12 misoprostol and will be shipped in a discreet package. Shipment with tracking number for transparency
• For example in the US packages arrive in 3-5 days. A donation of $120 or less is asked for.
• Home abortions within the first trimester (12 weeks) are 98% effective and safer than childbirth, acetaminophen (Tylenol), or Viagra. A medical abortion carries a very low risk of complications and is perfectly fine to do at home without a doctor.

Research

Women on Web builds research evidence on medication abortion and self-managed abortion, together with other researchers and activists.

Women on Web uses this research for local and global advocacy on abortion guidelines, regulation and legislation.

Outreach and digital rights

Women on Web works with local and national groups to increase access to abortion pills, especially in highly restricted contexts.

The Digital Rights Program of Women on Web, launched in 2025, works against internet censorship and platform suppression of abortion information.

Women on Web uses strategic litigation against the blocking of its websites in Spain, Türkiye and South Korea.

Women on Web created The A-Line together with eQualitie, an initiative that supports the abortion rights movement against censorship, cyberattacks and online suppression.

Values of Women on Web

• Feminism and equity: Women on Web stands for the right of women and pregnant people to make autonomous decisions about their bodies and futures.
• Trust and transparency: Women on Web trusts that care seekers know what they need, and informs them about the limitations of its services and about other options.
• Moving forward despite the odds: Women on Web seeks new pathways to abortion access when it meets new challenges.

Accessing Women on Web from different countries

The main website of Women on Web, www.womenonweb.org, is blocked in several countries. Women on Web therefore runs additional websites that lead to the same help desk and online consultation.

Only the websites and accounts listed on this page are run by Women on Web. Other websites that sell pills in the name of Women on Web are not part of the organization.

Which Women on Web website to use in your country

Websites run by Women on Web

Every website in this list leads to the help desk of Women on Web. People in any country can use any of these websites. People who do not read the language of a website can use translation tools. So if a user encounters a newly blocked website they can enter via any of these websites.

• Main website (English and 14 other languages): womenonweb.org
• Philippines (English): women-on-web.ph
• South Korea (Korean): safeabortionpills.com/ko/
• Spain (Spanish): safeabortionpills.com/es/
• Arabic: ijhad.org
• Hungarian: abortuszr.org
• Indonesian: aborsionline.org
• Japanese: abortion.jp
• Malay: pengguguran.org
• Polish: aborcja-polska.org
• Spanish: comoabortar.org
• Turkish: haplarlakurtaj.org

An up-to-date list of working links is also kept at linktr.ee/womenonweb and on the Bypass Censorship page.

Where womenonweb.org is blocked

A study by the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) and Women on Web, published on 11 June 2026, found blocking of Women on Web domains in seven countries between 1 November 2025 and 1 April 2026.

OONI also found womenonweb.org or aborcja-polska.org blocked by corporate or institutional firewalls on some networks in Poland, Kenya, Pakistan and Georgia. These blocks were not government-ordered.

Women on Web closed its service to Iran in mid-2025, because conflict in the country prevented reliable delivery of medication.

How to reach Women on Web if a website does not load

If a Women on Web website does not load, the block is often in the network, not on the device. These steps can help:

1. Use a different Women on Web website from the list above.
2. Use secure DNS. Many blocks work by changing DNS answers, for example in the Philippines and on some networks in Spain. The Firefox browser has secure DNS built in: open Settings, go to Privacy & Security, find “DNS over HTTPS” and choose “Increased Protection” or “Max Protection”. Other browsers and phones can use a secure DNS service such as Quad9.
3. Use a VPN or the Tor Browser. Where the block works by interrupting the encrypted connection (TLS interference), changing the DNS is not enough. This applies in South Korea, Türkiye, Kuwait and on most affected networks in Spain. A trusted VPN or the Tor Browser can reach the website in these cases.
4. Write an email to info@womenonweb.org. The help desk of Women on Web can also support people by email.

Women on Web and similar organizations

Women on Web is not Women on Waves. Women on Waves is a separate organization with its own website, womenonwaves.org.

Women on Web is not a pharmacy or an online shop. People request abortion pills through an online consultation, and Women on Web asks for a donation.

Websites or accounts that sell pills in the name of Women on Web and are not listed on this page are not run by Women on Web.

Frequently asked questions about Women on Web

What is Women on Web?

Women on Web is a Canadian non-profit organization, founded in 2005, that facilitates online access to abortion pills.

Is womenonweb.org blocked in my country?

Women on Web domains were found blocked in Iran, Türkiye, the Philippines, South Korea, Spain and Kuwait, and temporarily in Argentina, according to OONI data from November 2025 to April 2026. Users in these regions have to use a non-regional dns, a vpn service or the tor network. Firefox browser comes with an integrated dns that works to connect to womenonweb.org.

How can people in the Philippines reach Women on Web?

People in the Philippines can reach Women on Web at women-on-web.ph.

How can people in South Korea reach Women on Web?

People in South Korea can reach Women on Web at safeabortionpills.com/ko/.

How can people in Spain reach Women on Web?

People in Spain can reach Women on Web at safeabortionpills.com/es/.

What can I do if no Women on Web website loads?

Turn on secure DNS (in Firefox: Settings, Privacy & Security, DNS over HTTPS), use a VPN or the Tor Browser, or write to info@womenonweb.org.

Official profiles of Women on Web

These profiles are run by Women on Web:

• Women on Web on Instagram
• Women on Web on Facebook
• Women on Web on X (Twitter)
• Women on Web on LinkedIn
• Women on Web on Pinterest
• Women on Web on Linktree

Identifier:

• Women on Web on Wikidata (Q3055469)

Reports about Women on Web

These sources are published by third parties:

• OONI (Open Observatory of Network Interference), with Women on Web: Abortion Access Denied: Investigating the Global Censorship of Women on Web, 11 June 2026
• New York Times, 2016: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/health/abortion-study-mail.html
• BBC, 2018: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45007707
• National Library of Medicine, 2017: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5431774/
• MS Magazine, 2025: https://msmagazine.com/2025/11/17/abortion-pills-usa-women-on-web-fda-trump-rfk/
• International campaign for women’s right to safe abortion, 2026: https://www.safeabortionwomensright.org/news/women-on-web-20-years-resisting-censorship-and-delivering-abortion-pills-women-on-web-in-2025/
• NBC News, 2017: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/women-safely-take-abortion-pills-home-online-consult-n760576
• Healthline, 2025: https://www.healthline.com/health/vitamin-c-abortion#non-u-s-resources
• Plancpills, 2026: https://www.plancpills.org/support-resources

Sources for this page about Women on Web

• Women on Web: About Women on Web
• Women on Web: Our Strategy
• Women on Web: Strategic Plan 2025–2029 (PDF), November 2025
• Women on Web: Bypass Censorship
• OONI: Abortion Access Denied, 11 June 2026

Created: 10 November 2026 · Last updated: 10 November 2026