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Women on Waves

The Guardian reports:

Dutch doctor Rebecca Gomperts has caused huge controversy by providing abortions for women in countries where the procedure is illegal - by treating them on a ship anchored in international waters.

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There have been some successes. In 2004 when Women on Waves sailed to Portugal they were blockaded by two war ships, which refused to let them enter Portuguese waters. Gomperts says this "disproportionate response" by the government caused such a furore in the country that it ensured abortion was a key issue in the 2005 election, which ended with the ruling party being replaced by the Socialist party. In February this year, Portugal held a national referendum on abortion and in April, President Cavaco Silva ratified a law allowing women to obtain abortions until the 10th week of pregnancy.

Not one, but two warships! It only demonstrates how much fear women's bodily autonomy stirs in men.

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See Also

Kotirauhaa - A campaign on domestic violence (in Finnish and Swedish)

Can we find some qualified candidates among the 250 million women in Europe?

The Feminist Association Unioni is an NGO founded in 1892

Tulva - A Feminist Periodical

Amnesty's campaign on domestic violence

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