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- Press release: 18-06-2008
Virgin launches hotline for safe abortion
Quito, Ecuador June 18, 2008
The Virgin de Panecillo revealed a banner with the text “Safe abortion, 099004545". The number is from a hotline that will provide women with information about how they can do a safe abortion with pills themselves at home and other information related to sexual health.
The banner action was done by Women on Waves and Coordinadora Juvenil.
- 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 coverage Poland 2003
For more then 2 weeks the Women on Waves ship was the main topic in all newspapers, television and radio. Abortion was discussed openly and in depth in the media, on the streets, in homes, bars and parliament. During our stay we witnessed an enormous change in the way the discussion about abortion takes place. In newspapers and on television the issue was finally discussed with substantial arguments and the need for this medical service by women was addressed. Most of the international media also covered the story. BBC news broadcasted several news reports and there have been articles in all main American and European newspapers. A documentary about the project has been made by the BBC programme ‘Correspondent’.
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- 30th of August, 2004:
F 486 against RU 486
The Portuguese navy has 4 ships of this type. Why did they send us the 486?
A closer-up picture of the F486 Baptista de Andrade, the war ship that is blocking Borndiep's way. Would the Portugese navy know that Mifepristone, the abortion pill, is also known as RU 486? Are they making fun of us?
Abortion related news around the world
Here you can find information about political. legal and medical develoments on abortion.
- 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:
+593 8 6966608
or +31652052561Coordinadora Juvenil:
+593 8 2916415
Media Portugal
The best way to get an impression of the discussion in Portuguese society is to look at the overwhealming press coverage. From august 23 on, we have collected more than 700 newspaper articles. Next to the continuous TV coverage on all channels public and commercial. It shows how our trip has helped to put legal abortion on the agenda again in Portugal.
Press coverage Ireland 2001
More than 200 Irish and international journalists attend the press conference. The ship Aurora is front page news all over the world. BBC Worldnews, CNN, ABC, NBC and numerous other networks and news agencies cover this groundbreaking event.
Positive press coverage appears in several Irish newspapers. One journalist even apologizes for her middle-class mentality as she had assumed in an earlier article that all Irish women could easily travel to England and that there would be no need for the ship. Another surprise is the CNN online opinion poll. Of the 16,500 participants, 49% are in favor of the ship’s activities.Due to the overwhelming amount of media all over the world, the press list that follows is incomplete.
Setting off political debate
abortion issues divide Portuguese government
Monday, 30-08-2004; Portuguese press reported today that the Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD) has divided opinions on the decision the Portuguese minister of defense Paulo Portas made representing the Portuguese government, namely forbidding Women on Waves' boat to enter Portuguese territorial waters.
Juridical position of Women on Waves
What we can do and what we are allowed to do
A short explanation of our legal situation by Els Swaab, lawyer of Women on Waves, delivered at the press conference of august 23, 2004.
