Acties

Women on Waves staat waarschijnlijk het bekendst om haar expedities naar landen waar abortus illegaal is. Maar wij doen meer, veel meer. Zo stimuleren wij de tot standkoming van kunstprojecten, zijn wij betrokken bij de beantwoording van juridisch vraagstukken, geven wij seksuele voorlichting en delen wij onze kennis tijdens medische workshops. Voorts helpen en begeleiden wij door middel van het internet talloze vrouwen wereldwijd met hun abortushulpvraag.

  • 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

  • Portugal 2004

    Op uitnodiging van verschillende Portuguese vrouwenorganisaties is het schip van Women on Waves van af het eind van de maand op bezoek in Portugal.

    Women on Waves kan de abortuspil verstrekken voor afbreking van zwangerschap in een vroeg stadium.

  • Teken de Petitie!

    Om stopzetting van de strafvervolging van een 24-jarige vrouw uit Boxtel die 14 november werd gearresteerd vanwege een vermeende illegale abortus Klik hier om de brief te ondertekenen

  • Introducing an international symbol

    The essence of the-safety-pin campagne is to pull the themes abortion and unwanted pregnancy out of the closet and onto the public agenda. This progress towards an active international debate has an international symbol: the safety pin. Different media explore the themes and each offer simple options that could support the progress: from wearing a safety pin in one's personal surroundings as a personal signature on a petition to actively producing and distributing flyers. The mix of information as well as the significance of the information and need of support is varied in the media displayed here (website www.the-safety-pin.org, flyers, fashion movement).

  • Ireland 2001

    On 11 June 2001, Women on Waves set sail from the Netherlands with an almost entirely female crew for the Republic of Ireland, a country with the most restrictive abortion law in Europe. Women on Waves was invited by several Irish abortion rights organisations.

  • Print and Paste

    Help women get access to the life saving information how they can safely do an abortion themselves. Print this sticker and paste it everywhere; in public bathrooms, cafe's restaurants, busses, trains, waitingrooms, dressingrooms, everywhere.

  • Malta Mini Campaign

    In October 2007, Rebecca Gomperts was invited by Emmy Bezzina of the Alpha Liberal Democratic Party to come to Malta to give a lecture.

  • Stir in Argentina

    Visit Rebecca Gomperts to Argentina sparks abortion debate.

    On December 8, 2004, Rebecca Gomperts visited Argentina on the invitation of Noemi Oliveto of the party Selfdetermination & Freedom.

  • Poland 2003

    On June 16, 2003 Women on Waves set sail for Poland. We were invited by a coalition of Polish women's organisations called the "STER committee- women decide", to support them in their struggle for legal and safe abortion. In the mobile clinic of the ship “Langenort”, Women on Waves offered a range of activities and services including workshops and information on sexual health. In additions to these services, the medical staff could also provide safe and legal early medical abortion care (till 45 days of pregnancy) after sailing into international waters, which is 12 miles off the coast, where Dutch law applies. In June 2002 our mobile clinic received official permission from the Dutch Ministry of Health to provide the abortion pill (Mifegyne) to women with unwanted pregnancies until 45 days, on a Dutch vessel in international waters.

  • Exhibition: I had an Abortion

    I had an abortion. Poddalam sie aborcji. Jien ghamilt abort. Eu fiz um aborto. Ho fatto un aborto. J'ai eu un avortement. Ich hatte eine abtreibung. Yo aborte. Did you have an abortion? ACT !

  • How can I do an abortion?

    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.

  • Diary: 

    Ecuador Diary

    June 14 th 2008, Women on Waves arrived in Ecuador. Here is a day by day account of the campaign, the action, the activists, the progress of the hotline, the reactions on the local level to this initiative and the personal impressions of the people involved.

  • Abortushulpverlening op ons schip

    Voor het maken van een afspraak kan je ons bellen, een e-mail sturen of langs komen bij het schip. Wij verstrekken dan informatie over wanneer en waarvandaan het schip vertrekt. De behandeling is volgens Nederlanse medische kwaliteitseisen en garandeert derhalve volledige bescherming van privacy, zowel tijdens de counselling als tijdens de eventuele behandeling. In dit artikel hebben wij voor je zoveel mogelijk op een rijtje gezet: van counselling tot de eventuele gevolgen die kunnen ontstaan na een behandeling.

  • The Portuguese Diary

    In this day-to-day diary, read what happened during the Women on Waves campaign in Portugal.

  • 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.

  • BBC Correspondent

    Link More about the BBC documentary "Abortionship" from the Poland campaign]