- Abortion legal status
- Decriminalized or tolerated
- Emergency contraception
- Without a prescription
- Emergency number
- 112
Updated July 2026 · Sources cited: europa.tips, en.tripmydream.com
Good to know
Good to Know
- The morning-after pill is sold over the counter in Austrian pharmacies with no prescription and no age limit — you can just walk into the Arlberg-Apotheke in St. Anton and ask for it directly.
- St. Anton's pharmacy keeps limited hours (closed Sundays, midday closure on weekdays) — if you need emergency contraception outside those hours, the nearest larger town (e.g. Landeck) may have a night/emergency pharmacy (Nachtdienstapotheke); check ahead if traveling on a weekend.
- The national Women's Helpline Against Violence (0800 222 555) is free, anonymous, and available 24/7 in multiple languages including English — a good first call from anywhere in Austria, including St. Anton.
- As a small alpine resort town, St. Anton has no dedicated women's shelter or sexual-assault counselling center of its own; support services are centered in larger cities (Innsbruck, Vienna), so phone hotlines are the most realistic first point of contact locally.
- St. Anton itself has no gynecologist — for routine OBGYN care, contraception prescriptions, or pregnancy-related care beyond what a GP can handle, plan on a roughly 25–30 minute drive to Landeck, or further to Innsbruck for hospital-level or specialist services.
- Elective abortion is legal in Austria within the first three months of pregnancy but is not covered by public health insurance in most cases, so budget 300–1000 EUR (~327–1090 USD) if this applies to you, and expect to travel to a larger city — St. Anton and the immediate Arlberg region have no abortion provider.
- Because Wahlarzt (private-pay) gynecologists are the norm in this rural part of Tyrol, expect to pay the consultation fee upfront and separately file for partial reimbursement with your Austrian (or home-country private) health insurer.
Street, Night and Taxi Safety
Street Harassment
A solo female travel account describing St. Anton specifically found the resort surprisingly orderly, noting that people are seriously focused on the sport of skiing, meaning no one hangs around you unnecessarily, and that police patrol the town center visibly in the evenings. At the country level, Austria is generally described as a place where aggressive street harassment is uncommon, though unwanted comments can still occur, especially around nightlife areas, so this specific point about harassment levels is documented for Austria broadly rather than for St. Anton alone.
Walking Alone, Day or Night
St. Anton is described as a high-altitude resort town where police and security guards are closely monitored and video cameras are present almost everywhere, with each hotel, restaurant and club also running its own security. The town is small enough that it is hard to get lost, and the compact layout and tight transport links are cited as reasons visitors tend to feel safe moving around it, including after dark.
Getting Home After the Ski Buses Stop
A St. Anton-specific nightlife guide advises using taxis and shuttles after the local ski buses stop running around 8pm, and recommends against walking after a heavy night out, suggesting a route is planned in advance. At the country level, Austrian travel-safety guidance also points women toward licensed taxis or established ride-hailing apps such as Free Now or Uber rather than unlicensed or unmetered taxis, particularly at night.
Drinks and Nightlife Precautions
Austria-wide travel safety advice for women warns about drink spiking at bars and clubs, recommending never leaving a drink unattended or accepting one from a stranger. This is worth keeping in mind in St. Anton specifically, since its après-ski bars are known for being crowded and lively, with large international crowds packed into a small number of venues.
Abortion Law
- Country
- Austria
- Legal Status
- Decriminalized or tolerated
- Legal Framework
- Regulated under Section 97 of the Austrian Penal Code (StGB), the 'Fristenlösung' (time-limit solution) in effect since 1 January 1975.
Access Notes
- Abortion is technically still classified as a criminal offense in the Austrian Penal Code, but is not punishable when performed under the above conditions — this is why it is classified here as decriminalized/tolerated rather than fully legal & regulated.
- Doctors are not obligated to perform an abortion on grounds of personal or religious conviction, except when the pregnant person's life is in immediate danger.
- Public health insurance does NOT cover elective abortion costs except in medically indicated cases (health risk, fetal impairment, under-14 pregnancy). Out-of-pocket cost is typically cited as 300–1,000 EUR.
- Tyrol (the province St. Anton is located in) is specifically named, alongside Vienna, as one of the two regions where low-income women can apply in advance for financial assistance with abortion costs.
- There are very few clinics or hospitals outside major Austrian cities equipped to perform abortions, making rural areas like St. Anton effectively dependent on travel to a larger city (realistically Innsbruck, roughly 1.5–2 hours away by road, or further to Vienna) — St. Anton itself has no abortion provider.
- Residency/nationality is not a barrier: women from other countries have the same legal access to abortion in Austria as Austrian residents, and procedures are not reported to insurers or any other institution.
Cost Estimate
- Currency Local
- EUR
- Amount USD Range
- approx. 327–1090
- Amount Local Range
- 300–1000
- Note
- Applies to first-trimester procedures paid out-of-pocket at a clinic elsewhere in Austria (e.g. Innsbruck or Vienna); not applicable in St. Anton itself, which has no provider.
Abortion Time Limits
- On Request
- Legal on request without needing to give a reason, following a prior consultation with a physician, during the first three months of pregnancy. Depending on how weeks of pregnancy is counted (from last menstrual period vs. from implantation), sources describe the practical cut-off as anywhere from the 12th to the 16th week; in practice most clinics in Austria only perform the procedure up to the 12th–14th week.
- After First Trimester
- Later abortion is only legally permitted if there is a serious risk to the pregnant person's physical or mental health/life, if a severe, incurable fetal impairment is diagnosed, or if the pregnant person was under 14 years old at conception. There is no upper abortion time limit in the under-14 case.
In St Anton
- Dedicated OB-GYN Present
- No
- Note
- St. Anton am Arlberg is a small town (permanent population roughly 2,500) with no dedicated gynecologist (Frauenarzt/Frauenärztin) practicing in-town. Local medical care is limited to general practitioners.
General Practitioners Available Locally
Dr. Med. Univ. Helene Mall
- Phone
- +43 5446 30414
- Type
- General practitioner (Allgemeinmedizin), can handle basic women's health/contraception queries and emergency triage
- Address
- Bahnhofstraße 5, 6580 St. Anton am Arlberg
DDr. Sebastian Scherfler
- Type
- General practitioner
- Address
- Im Gries 22, 6580 St. Anton am Arlberg
Nearest Dedicated OB-GYN Options
- Location
- Landeck (regional town, roughly 25–30 minutes' drive from St. Anton)
- Nearby Hospital
- A.ö. Krankenhaus St. Vinzenz in Zams (near Landeck) is the regional hospital serving the district and has previously employed gynecology specialists on staff, though its current abortion-service capability was not independently confirmed in this research.
- Note
- These are outside the ~10-minute proximity window for St. Anton but are the closest dedicated gynecology practices; both operate as 'Wahlarzt' (private pay-first, with partial reimbursement from Austrian health insurance depending on plan).
Providers
Dr. Verena Weiskopf-Schwendinger
- Address
- Innstraße 28, 6500 Landeck
- Specialty
- Fachärztin für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe (gynecology & obstetrics)
- Practice Type
- Wahlarzt (private, partial insurance reimbursement)
Dr. Gerald Pinzger
- Address
- Landeck
- Specialty
- Facharzt für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe (gynecology & obstetrics)
- Practice Type
- Wahlarzt (private, partial insurance reimbursement)
Assault And Violence Hotlines
Women's Helpline Against Violence (Frauenhelpline)
- Phone
- 0800 222 555
- Details
- Counselling: 24/7, anonymous and free of charge, 365 days a year. A team of women experts offer help seekers first advice and crisis counselling and refer them to regional protection and counselling facilities for women.
- Coverage
- National (Austria-wide, including Tyrol/St. Anton)
- Languages
- Foreign-language counselling is offered in Arabic, English, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish.
24-Hour Women's Emergency Helpline (24-Stunden Frauennotruf)
- Phone
- 01 71 71 9
- Details
- The 24-Hour Women's Emergency Helpline is a contact point for all women and girls from 14 years who experience or have experienced sexual, physical and/or psychological violence - no matter how much time has passed since then. In emergencies, we offer immediate support and crisis intervention, accompanying victims on their way to the police, to victims' counselling services, to court or to hospital.
- Coverage
- Based in Vienna but reachable nationally by phone; primary in-person services are Vienna-based
Opfer-Notruf (Victims' Emergency Hotline / Weisser Ring)
- Phone
- 0800 112 112
- Details
- Toll-free hotline for individuals who have become victims of crimes, run by Weisser Ring victim support.
- Coverage
- National
Contraception And Emergency Contraception
- Regulatory Status
- Fully legal and regulated
Local Pharmacy
- Phone
- +43 5446 2061-0
- Name
- Arlberg-Apotheke
- Address
- Im Gries 22, 6580 St. Anton am Arlberg
- Opening Hours
- Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:00, Sat 08:00–12:00 (closed Sundays)
Ongoing Pill And Implant
- Access
- Daily oral contraceptive pills and hormonal implants require a prescription from, and (for the implant) insertion by, a doctor/gynecologist in Austria — St. Anton itself has a small local medical practice ('pharmacy-leading' doctor's office) that can dispense medication directly after a consultation, but a full gynecology visit for an implant is more likely to require travel to a larger town such as Landeck or Innsbruck.
- Pricing Note
- Specific current Austria-wide pricing for the ongoing contraceptive pill and the hormonal implant was not independently confirmed for this call; contraceptives are generally paid out-of-pocket unless prescribed for a covered medical indication, in which case only the standard prescription co-pay (Rezeptgebühr) applies.
Emergency Contraception Pill
- Legal Status
- Available over-the-counter without a prescription in Austrian pharmacies, with no age restriction.
- Low Income Access
- Women without income can get the morning-after pill free of charge at a family planning counselling centre (Familienberatungsstelle) of the Austrian Society for Family Planning (ÖGF).
- Notes
- The morning-after pill can be purchased without a prescription in Austrian pharmacies, a rule in place since December 2009, with no age limit.
- Price Range Note
- Overall Austrian pharmacy prices for the morning-after pill run roughly between €10–€30 per pack for a single dose, with the pricier ulipristal-acetate option sometimes reaching around €40.
Options
Effective Up to 72 Hours After Unprotected Sex
- Price
- €14
- Active Ingredient
- Levonorgestrel (e.g. Vikela, Postinor)
Effective Up to 120 Hours (5 Days) After Unprotected Sex
- Price
- €32
- Active Ingredient
- Ulipristal acetate (e.g. ellaOne)
Copper IUD As Emergency Or Ongoing Contraception
- Price
- €400
- Legal Status
- Available by prescription/insertion from a doctor (gynecologist); requires an in-person clinical appointment.
- Notes
- The copper IUD ('Spirale danach') is not just a short-term emergency measure but also a long-term contraceptive method; once inserted it can remain in place for up to 5 years, and it works as emergency contraception if fitted within days of unprotected sex.
- Cost Note
- Roughly €400 is the typical cost of a copper IUD in Austria; the Austrian Society for Family Planning (ÖGF) advises contacting one of its counselling centres if cost is a barrier.
Regional Note
No St. Anton- or Tyrol-specific victim support office was confirmed at the time of research; a Tyrol regional Gewaltschutzzentrum (violence protection center) likely exists (as it does in other Austrian states such as Salzburg), but its details were not verified for this call — use the national hotlines above, which cover the whole country including Tyrol.
Emergency Numbers
- EU Emergency
- 112
- Austria Police
- 133
AI-generated estimateData refreshed July 2026
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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