- Abortion legal status
- Legal
- Emergency contraception
- Without a prescription
Updated July 2026 · Sources cited: tripwaffle.com, adventurescambodia.com
Good to know
Good to Know
- The pill and emergency contraception can be bought over-the-counter at pharmacies in Siem Reap without a prescription or ID — no doctor's visit needed in most cases.
- The Marie Stopes Siem Reap clinic is a reliable option for IUD insertion/removal, implants, and EC, usually at lower cost than pharmacies or private hospitals — worth calling or emailing ahead to confirm current pricing and availability, since exact current fees for procedures weren't publicly listed.
- If you experience sexual assault, the national hotline 1288 and the Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (092 311 111) are free, confidential, and reachable from Siem Reap, though in-person specialized trauma counseling in English may be limited locally — you may be referred to Phnom Penh for more extensive support.
- Reference/reputable pharmacy chains near the Pub Street and Sivatha Boulevard areas are generally considered more reliable for genuine medications than smaller unbranded stalls.
- Abortion is legal on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy in Cambodia, and legal after that only for risk to the mother's life/health, rape, or serious fetal disease with two medical personnel signing off.
- Marie Stopes Cambodia's Siem Reap clinic is the most reliable dedicated route for safe, legal abortion and reproductive health care in the city — email ahead to book and to arrange English-language support if needed.
- Not every hospital that markets itself to tourists/expats will perform elective abortions or even a post-miscarriage D&C — call or email in advance to confirm rather than assuming, and consider bringing a Khmer-speaking friend if you don't book a translator.
- Stigma around abortion, particularly for unmarried women, is still real in Cambodian society — clinics like Marie Stopes are used to this and aim to provide private, non-judgmental care.
- Pharmacy-bought abortion pills (mifepristone/misoprostol) should not be self-administered without a doctor overseeing the process — there's a real risk of heavy bleeding that needs prompt medical follow-up.
- For OB/Gyn needs beyond abortion care (checkups, pap smears, ultrasounds, infertility support), Angkor F Clinic is the most Gyn-focused option in town, while Royal Angkor International Hospital and Neak Tep Hospital are the fuller-service hospital options with English-speaking doctors.
Street, Night and Taxi Safety
Street Harassment
Reports describe harassment in Siem Reap as mostly verbal rather than physical, with unwanted attention from intoxicated men near bars and persistent attention from drivers touting for business being the most commonly cited issues. One safety guide notes that solo women generally visit the central tourist areas without major issues during the day, with harassment risk rising around nightlife areas and quiet roads after dark.
Walking Alone at Night
Pub Street itself is widely described as fine to walk alone even late at night because it is busy, lit, and patrolled, but quiet, unlit side streets and empty roads are the areas sources advise against walking alone after dark. Cambodia's own national-level guidance for visitors recommends avoiding walking alone in quiet areas at night and using a taxi or trusted app-based transport instead.
Documented Assaults Linked to Fake Moto-taxi Drivers Near Pub Street
UK government travel advice states that female travellers, including British nationals, have been sexually assaulted in Siem Reap, including cases of lone women being assaulted by men posing as motorbike taxi drivers specifically in the Pub Street area. It advises being wary of unsolicited approaches from strangers and unsolicited offers of transport.
Taxis and Ride-hailing
Multiple sources recommend using app-based ride-hailing such as Grab or PassApp rather than flagging down a tuk-tuk or taxi on the street, since these apps show the driver's identity and route in advance and reduce overcharging and detours to commission-paying shops. Booking a tuk-tuk through a hotel reception rather than taking one waiting outside bars late at night is also commonly recommended, partly because of the documented cases of men posing as moto-taxi drivers near Pub Street.
Drink Spiking
UK government travel advice notes that police have reported instances of drink spiking in bars visited by foreign nationals in Cambodia, and advises never leaving drinks unattended. This guidance is at the country level rather than specific to Siem Reap, but Siem Reap's bar strip is named in the same advisory for related personal-safety incidents.
Pricing
English Translator Fee (Marie Stopes), If Needed
Manual Vacuum Aspiration (Surgical Abortion), General Cambodia Range
Manual Vacuum Aspiration (Surgical Abortion), High End
Medabon (Mifepristone/misoprostol Combination Pack) at Pharmacy
OB-GYN Providers Siem Reap
Angkor F Clinic
- Type
- Dedicated OB/Gyn clinic
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday
- Services
- Provides the most comprehensive OB/Gyn care in town, with affordable prices and English-speaking doctors, offering tests and screening, pap smears, ultrasounds, vaccinations, blood tests, infertility counseling, and reproductive health counseling.
Royal Angkor International Hospital
- Phone
- +855 (0)63 761 888
- Type
- Private international hospital, 24-hour
- Address
- National Route 6 (Airport Road), Phum Kasekam, Khum Sra Ngea, Krong Siem Reap
- Services
- The Royal Angkor International Hospital offers the highest quality care in town, with doctors who generally speak excellent English; the UK government's clinic listing for Cambodia confirms it offers women's health / obstetrics & gynaecology services, though prices run comparable to home-country rates.
Neak Tep Hospital
- Phone
- +855 17 928 655 / +855 98 928 655
- Type
- Expat-popular general clinic/hospital
- Services
- The specialty division includes an Obstetrics & Gynaecology department alongside emergency care, surgery, and diagnostics; it is the most popular general clinic in Siem Reap with expats and is more affordable than the Royal Angkor International Hospital.
Marie Stopes Cambodia (Siem Reap Clinic)
- Type
- Reproductive health / family planning / abortion care clinic
- Contact
- Recommended to email ahead (hotline@mariestopes.org.kh / info@mariestopes.org.kh) rather than call, especially to arrange interpretation.
- Services
- Part of a network described as the leading provider of safe abortion, contraception and reproductive health services in Cambodia; also offers long-term family planning and permanent methods (vasectomy, tubal ligation) alongside legal abortion care up to 12 weeks.
Singjaya Medical Center
- Type
- International-standard internal medicine clinic with gynecological imaging
- Services
- Offers gynecological ultrasound investigations, including during pregnancy, performed by a doctor trained in diagnostic ultrasonography; useful for scans rather than as a full OB/Gyn surgical clinic.
Contraception Access
- Regulatory Status
- Fully legal and regulated
- General Note
- In Cambodia, contraception can be purchased without a prescription, and this applies in Siem Reap as elsewhere in the country.
IUD
- Access
- Insertion and removal available at the Marie Stopes Siem Reap clinic (a licensed reproductive-health provider); this is a same-day in-clinic procedure done by a trained provider.
- Legal Status
- Fully legal and regulated
Implant
- Access
- Hormonal implant (Implanon NXT) insertion and removal offered at Marie Stopes clinics nationally, including Siem Reap.
- Legal Status
- Fully legal and regulated
Emergency Contraception
- Access
- Emergency contraception (the morning-after pill) can be purchased without a prescription at pharmacies, and is also available at the Marie Stopes clinic. Common dedicated EC brands stocked include Pregnon and Anlitin; if dedicated EC isn't available, standard oral contraceptive pills can be used off-label as EC in specific dosing regimens.
- Legal Caveat
- Some EC brand names are technically listed as requiring a prescription under Cambodian pharmaceutical law, but enforcement of this appears inconsistent and over-the-counter purchase without a prescription is described as very common in practice.
- Legal Status
- Fully legal and regulated
Price
KHR
KHR
Oral Contraceptive Pill
- Access
- Sold over-the-counter at pharmacies without a prescription; also available at the Marie Stopes Siem Reap clinic, where prices are typically lower than at retail pharmacies.
- Legal Status
- Fully legal and regulated
Assault Support Hotlines And Services
National Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence
- Number
- 1288
- Coverage
- Nationwide (Cambodia), reachable from Siem Reap
- Cost And Hours
- Free, 24/7
- Notes
- Government-backed national hotline for domestic violence and sexual assault support.
Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC)
- Number
- 092 311 111
- Coverage
- Nationwide (Cambodia), reachable from Siem Reap
- Cost And Hours
- Support hotline for women affected by violence, including sexual assault
- Notes
- Cambodia's longest-running NGO specializing in support for women survivors of violence.
Child Helpline Cambodia
- Number
- 1280
- Coverage
- Nationwide (Cambodia)
- Cost And Hours
- Free 24-hour, confidential counseling and referral
- Notes
- For callers under 18; also handles reproductive health and abuse-related calls from adolescents/young women.
TPO Cambodia Suicide Prevention / Mental Health Helpline
- Number
- Listed via findahelpline.com/countries/kh
- Coverage
- Nationwide (Cambodia)
- Cost And Hours
- Free and confidential support by phone and online chat
- Notes
- Useful for emotional crisis/psychological aftermath support alongside assault-specific hotlines; not sexual-assault-specific.
Law Summary
Abortion in Cambodia is legal upon request within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. After twelve weeks, abortions are only legal in Cambodia when they will save the woman's life or preserve her health, the pregnancy is a result of rape, or the child may be born with an incurable disease. In any of these instances, at least two medical personnel must approve the abortion.
Legal Status
Fully legal and regulated
Methods Available
- Medical
- As of 2023, Medabon (a combination therapy containing two medicines called mifepristone and misoprosto) is the only available product for inducing medical abortion in Cambodia. Registered in Cambodia in 2010, it is available at pharmacies and limited number of clinical practices.
- Surgical
- Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) is the standard surgical method used up to the 12-week legal limit.
Abortion Time Limits
- On Request
- Up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, no reason required.
- After 12 Weeks
- Only permitted for risk to the woman's life or health, pregnancy resulting from rape, or serious/incurable fetal disease, and requires sign-off from at least two medical personnel.
- Medication Vs Surgical Note
- Marie Stopes Cambodia notes that medical (pill-based) abortion is generally offered up to 9 weeks and surgical (manual vacuum aspiration) up to 12 weeks, in line with the legal cutoff.
Access Routes Siem Reap
Access Routes Siem Reap
- Marie Stopes Cambodia (MSI) operates one of its clinics in Siem Reap and is the country's best-known dedicated reproductive-health provider; one of their own staff doctors is quoted as being based specifically at the MSI Siem Reap clinic, confirming local abortion-care capacity here.
- At MSI Cambodia, doctors can provide abortion services up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, alongside contraception and other sexual and reproductive health services.
- General hospitals with OB/Gyn departments (see providers list below) can be a route for related care such as miscarriage management (D&C), but not all of them are willing to perform elective terminations for foreign patients — confirm directly and in advance rather than assuming.
- Mifepristone and misoprostol combination pills are sold at some pharmacies, but clinicians warn against self-administering without medical supervision because of the risk of heavy bleeding requiring hospital-based follow-up care.
In Person Medical And Counseling Option
- Name
- Marie Stopes Cambodia — Siem Reap Clinic
- Services
- Women's health clinic offering contraception and reproductive health counseling
- Language Note
- English-speaking staff are available but counseling in English may be limited depending on complexity; booking ahead by phone/email is recommended for non-Khmer speakers.
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this women's health & safety research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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