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  • 13-10-2008: 

    Free abortions for Spanish women on board Women on Waves ship.

    At the invitation of more than 30 Spanish organizations, the Women on Waves ship will arrive in the harbor of Valencia on October 16 at 17.00 o?clock. The ship will stay still October 21. Catholic groups are already trying to stop the ship from entering.

    Press Information

    From October 15-22: +34 610065157
    Before and after October 15-22: +31652052561 or +31204650004
    Or send an email to press@womenonwaves.org

    Help

    Spanish women in need of help can call (+34) 600050553

    Program

    [For the program during the ship?s visit please click here www.womenonwaves.org/article-1706-en.html?lang=en]

  • Press release: 13-4-2007

    Polish parliament voted against proposed amendments in Polish Constitution.

    Protection of dignity from the moment of conception will not be incorporated into Polish Constitution.

  • Press release: 

    Portuguese Parliament Approves National Referendum On Loosening Abortion

    Referenda: a solution?

    25 Oct 2006: Finally almost 2 years after winning the elections the socialist government will held a referendum on abortion on February 11, 2007. If the referendum is approved by the president and constitutional court, voters will be asked: "Do you agree with the decriminalization of the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, in the first 10 weeks, in a legally authorized health establishment?"
    The Socialist Party won the new elections in February 2005. The Socialist Party vowed to hold a new referendum on easing the country's strict laws against abortion already in August 2005. But it has been postponed again and again and recently again 3 women were convicted to half a year of imprisonment for having an illegal abortion and the doctor who helped them was put in jail for 3,5 years.
    If approved, the referendum would implement legislation that would legalize abortions up to 10 weeks' gestation.
    rime Minister Jose Socrates said the Socialist party will actively campaign in favor of changing the abortion laws if the referendum is held. Officials say that about 10,000 women annually in Portugal are treated at hospitals for complications caused by illegal abortions

  • Press release: 

    Medical Team flies back to the Netherlands Sunday, 12th of september

    Women on Waves Press Release 11-09-2004

    As planned, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, Dr. Gunilla Kleiverda, Gemma Pagano and the rest of our team will return home with flight TAP 662 at 18:00 hours from Lisboa Airport.

  • Press release: 

    PROIBIÇÃO DO GOVERNO REVELA HIPOCRISIA POLÁTICA E PENDOR REPRESSIVO

    CGTP-IN: A decisão do Governo português de impedir a entrada do barco da organização holandesa Women on Waves em águas nacionais, é, para a CGTP-IN, acima de tudo, uma hipocrisia e constitui uma violação grave do direito à liberdade de expressão, de informação e de livre circulação de pessoas.

  • Press release: 

    Statement nr. 0010/SEAM/2004 from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Portugal

    Here are the faxes of the portugese ministers that do not want us to come to Portugal.

  • Press release: 17-06-2008

    Safe abortion with pills for Ecuadorean women

    The press conference will take place at the Panecillo in Quito at 11.30 with a surprise action during which the abortion helpline will be launched. The hotline (number 593 99004545) will provide women with information explaining how they can do a safe abortion themselves with pills at home.

    For more press information:

    Women on Waves:
    or +31652052561

    Coordinadora Juvenil:
    +593 8 2916415

  • Press release: 10-4-1007

    "Yes" to legalize abortion in Portugal!!

    On 10th of April Portugal's president ratified a law allowing women to obtain abortions until the 10th week of pregnancy.
    The abortion law will come into force when the government publishes it in official records, probably next month.

  • Press release: 

    European Parliament debates abortion ship

    European abortion debate turns divisive. By CONSTANT BRAND ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

    BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Parliament legislators on Thursday turned a fight over abortion rights in Portugal into an emotional and divisive debate on women's rights and the division between church and state.

    (The full text of the debate can be found at website EU
    Please click on Debates to download PDF on your computer.)

  • Press release: 

    On the appeal in Coimbra administrative court.

    Today Paulo Portes claimed at 13.00 that the court in Coimbra had affirmed his decision of keeping the Borndiep out of Portuguese national waters. His incorrect statements made it clear that he had not read the court decidion, which was actually also impossible as it only arrived at the lawyers office at 16.30.

  • Press release: 

    Paulo Portas makes false accusations again;

    Once again Women on Waves would like to declare that it all its activities on Portuguese territory will comply with all Portuguese laws. Paulo Portas does not seem to want to hear that the ship has and never had any intention to distribute any medicines within Portugal.

  • Press release: 

    Women on Waves sets sail to Portugal

    On the invitation of the Portuguese organizations Não te Prives, Youth Action for Peace, UMAR and Club Safe, the ship of Women on Waves will set sail to Portugal on August 23rd where it will stay for two weeks.

  • Press release: 24.04.2007

    Women on Waves disappointed about new license

    Every year 20 million illegal abortions are preformed and 70 000 women die needlessly as a result of illegal abortions. Women on Waves takes action and fights for safe and legal abortion.

  • Press release: 

    Fetus might be protected by constitutional article in Poland

    by Kinga Manders: The Polish Parliament in two months will vote whether to change article 38 of the Constitution or not. The article guarantees the protection of life of every human being. The League of Polish Families' proposal is to add "from the moment of conception" at the end of the sentence. All three of right wing populistic parties of the coalition declare their support for the change. If the change is accepted, Poland will have the most restrictive abortion law in Europe.

  • Press release: 

    Back home from Portugal

    Women on Waves Press release 14 september 2004

    The Women on Waves ship Borndiep arrived back in the Netherlands on Tuesday the 14 th of September The ship and its crew had left for Portugal on august 23 on the invitation of the Portuguese organizations Não te Prives, Youth Action for Peace, UMAR and Club Safe.

  • Press release: 

    Borndiep sails to the North. Dutch politicians meet Portuguese.

    In the morning of Friday September 3 the captain of the ship Borndiep of Women on Waves, informed a shipping agency of the harbour in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, that the ship needed to bunker gasoline and fresh water.

  • Press release: 

    Portugese Government in violation of international treaties

    28-08-04: Our reaction to the DECISION OF PORTUGUESE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE SEA AFFAIRS IN
    VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

  • Press release: 

    We will sail again on monday 23 august

    On invitation of local organizations the ship of Women on Waves will set sail again. During a press conference on Monday, August 23, Women on Waves will make a statement about the aim of the voyage and disclose the next destination of the ship.

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