{"id":4289,"date":"2021-09-08T06:55:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T06:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abortioncare.nl\/?page_id=4289"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:17:00","slug":"abortion-costs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abortioncare.nl\/en\/practical-information\/abortion-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-956fe46b\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"abortion-costs\">Abortion costs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abortion at an abortion clinic is free of charge for women living in the Netherlands who are insured on the basis of the Long-term Care Act (Wet Langdurige Zorg; WLZ; a national insurance scheme for exceptional medical expenses). Do you legally live in the Netherlands? Most likely you are automatically covered by the Long-term Care Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To determine if you are covered by the Long-term Care Act, we need the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your health care ID card or policy document of your Dutch health insurance. You may also show us the digital policy document on your phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valid proof of identity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6d531845\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-647abc95\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-9916a2f7\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-15d3c642\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-15d3c642\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c00c1c5d Quote-Text\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em><em><em>Abortion clinics in the Netherlands are funded by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports. Abortion costs are not paid by your health insurance and are not charged to your deductible excess (\u2018eigen risico\u2019). This means you will not receive any invoice copy or other communication from your health insurance, nor will the treatment be displayed on any healthcare cost statement. Please note: if you have an abortion in the hospital, payment will be settled through your health insurance.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"parent\">\r\n<div class=\"child child-3\">\r\n<svg width=\"124\" height=\"560\" viewBox=\"0 0 124 560\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M72.8178 45.2039C84.6176 62.2527 93.3939 83.2631 100.016 106.266C116.549 163.776 119.544 233.668 122.124 285.092C123.335 309.324 122.973 336.557 120.455 364.212C117.509 396.916 111.547 430.198 101.685 459.751C81.7057 519.634 45.7009 564.22 -13.9295 557.767C-71.4551 551.538 -138.877 521.662 -192.533 475.973C-245.186 431.147 -284.569 371.072 -288.282 303.186C-290.124 269.402 -286.025 238.773 -277.037 210.962C-271.561 193.976 -264.261 178.051 -255.396 163.089C-223.185 108.695 -170.215 67.0233 -108.264 34.2449C-101.839 30.8378 -95.3226 27.5412 -88.7236 24.3298C-6.36405 -15.7303 42.9112 1.9836 72.8263 45.1956\" stroke=\"#5A0F28\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"child child-4\">\r\n\r\n<svg width=\"267\" height=\"715\" viewBox=\"0 0 267 715\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M118.621 712.272C86.7438 715.925 51.6689 712.56 15.4488 704.801C-75.0915 685.373 -172.641 638.432 -244.69 604.409C-278.638 588.37 -315.532 567.994 -351.426 544.367C-393.899 516.471 -434.957 484.039 -468.08 449.006C-535.201 378.025 -569.75 296.347 -517.41 219.696C-466.913 145.753 -376.925 75.5724 -275.411 35.7184C-175.808 -3.39663 -65.0859 -13.2723 30.2523 31.2236C77.6928 53.3746 116.492 81.3303 147.876 113.898C167.054 133.771 183.454 155.358 197.397 178.377C248.097 262.039 266.284 364.737 265.779 473.197C265.736 484.451 265.477 495.749 265.041 507.098C259.571 648.72 199.427 703.02 118.626 712.29\" stroke=\"#BE736E\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n    \r\n    \n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-495c6e90\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"no-dutch-health-insurance-but-covered-by-the-long-term-care-act-wlz\">No Dutch health insurance, but covered by the Long-term Care Act (WLZ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t have Dutch health insurance? You may be covered by the Long-term Care Act (WLZ). If so, you need to proof that you pay tax in the Netherlands. For this purpose, please bring one of the following documents on your first visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your latest payslip (not older than two months).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"illegal-resident-temporary-resident-in-the-netherlands-or-living-abroad\">Foreign students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you studying in the Netherlands as an exchange student? Then the costs of treatment will be at your own expense. A BSN number, GBA registration, European Health insurance and\/or private student insurance (AON) do not entitle you to compensation through the Long-term Care Act (WLZ).<br>Only if you work in paid employment in the Netherlands alongside your studies and pay taxes here, the treatment will be free of charge. In that case, bring a copy of your last pay slip (not older than two months) with you to your appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"illegal-resident-temporary-resident-in-the-netherlands-or-living-abroad\">Without a residence permit, temporarily in the Netherlands, or living abroad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are not entitled to compensation through the Long-term Care Act (WLZ) or if you live abroad, you will have to pay for the abortion yourself. Maximum treatment costs are decided by the Dutch government. Payment has to be made at the reception desk, prior to treatment. Please call us for the current rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are abortion costs covered by my health insurance?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. If you live and pay taaxes in the Netherlands, you don\u2019t have to pay for the abortion. The costs are fully covered by the Long-term Care Act (Wet Langdurige Zorg; WLZ; a national insurance scheme for exceptional medical expenses). We don\u2019t inform your health insurer about the abortion and no money is deducted from your health insurance\u2019s deductible excess (\u2018eigen risico\u2019). You remain anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some cases clients are not covered by the Long-term Care Act and they have to pay. Ask for more information when you make the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the costs are not covered by the Longterm Care Act the government determines the rates of the treatments<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230; <a title=\"Abortion costs\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/abortioncare.nl\/en\/practical-information\/abortion-costs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Abortion costs\">Lees meer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7177,"parent":4272,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4289","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What does an abortion at an abortion clinic cost?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you live and have health insurance in the Netherlands, an abortion at our clinic is usually free of charge. 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