Women on Waves is a Dutch non-profit organization concerned with women's human rights. Its mission is to prevent unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions throughout the world.
How can I do an abortion with pills?
The best and safest way a woman can do an abortion herself until the 9th week of pregnancy is with the use of two medicines called Mifepristone (also known as the abortion pill, RU 486, Mifegyn, Mifeprex), and Misoprostol (also known as Cytotec, Arthrotec, Oxaprost , Cyprostol, Mibetec, Prostokos or Misotrol).
A medical abortion done this way has a success rate of more than 97%. If you live in a country where there is no access to safe abortion services and you would like to obtain a medical abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol, please go to Women on Web. This is a online medical abortion help service that refers to a doctor who can provide you with a medical abortion.
A woman can also do an abortion herself until the 9th week of pregnancy with only the use of Misoprostol.
People needed
We are looking for people that would like to join the email helpdesk to help women with unwanted pregnancies from all over the world in the following languages:
Polish
Arabic
Portuguese
You should be based in the Netherlands so that you can be trained. Are you a native speaker and would you be willing to work on the helpdesk, write an email to info@womenonwaves.org.
Sexual Health Services and abortion clinics Worldwide
For almost each country we have listed some family planning, women's and abortion rights organisations. Where abortion is legal you can find information about abortion clinics and for European countries where abortion is illegal information about clinics in neighboring countries and travel advice.
If you live in a country where there is no access to safe abortion services and you would like to obtain a medical abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol, please go to Women on Web. This is a online medical abortion help service that refers to a doctor who can provide you with a medical abortion.Spain, October 2008
Women on Waves has visited Spain from October 16 till 21 at the invitation of 33 Spanish organisations (please click here for list) concerned with a better abortion law.
If you need help with abortion in Spain now, click here
Awards
De overtijdbehandeling verandert niet ondanks besluit Ministerraad
Het besluit van de Ministerraad om de overtijdbehandeling (OTB) onder de BAZ te brengen, is gebakken lucht. Dit besluit wijzigt niets aan de Wet Afbreking Zwangerschap (WAZ), noch aan de formele status van de OTB. Zoals het persbericht van de Ministerraad (www.regering.nl/Actueel/Persberichten_ministerraad/2009/maart/13/Ministerraad_akkoord_met_wijziging_van_Besluit_Afbreking_Zwangerschap) stelt, valt de OTB niet onder de WAZ. Door de BAZ te wijzigen, een besluit dat de praktische uitvoering van de WAZ regelt, verandert er niets aan de juridische status, noch aan de praktijk van de OTB.
- Press release: 12 Juni, 2009
Huisartsen kunnen de medicamenteuze overtijdbehandeling uitvoeren ondanks wijziging van het Besluit Afbreking Zwangerschap.
Abortion hotline Chile, May 2009
Press inquiries: +0056 984668855
- Press release: February 3rd, 2009
European Court rules that Portugal violated Freedom of Expression of Women on Waves.
Ecuador, June 2008
The Coordinadora Juvenil por la Equidad de Género (Youth Committee for Gender Equity, ‘CPJ’) invited Women on Waves to come to Ecuador to support them in their stuggle to legalize abortion. Moreover we want to inform women of the possibility to do a safe abortion themselves with medicines, Cytotec, that are available in Ecuador.
For help in Ecuador: (593) 099004545
Break the silence
You can help support abortion rights and help break the taboo around abortion. Please go to Women on Web to show your face and share your story. Or donate money to help other women around the world to get safe abortion.
If you live in a country where there is no access to safe abortion services and you would like to obtain a medical abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol, please go to Women on Web. This is a online medical abortion help service that refers to a doctor who can provide you with a medical abortion.
