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The Borndiep is out of fuel and running low on drinking water. Once more the captain requests to enter the port, this time only to refuel. The harbor authorities do not even answer on the emergency channel.

When a boat is running low on fuel, maritime regulations state that all ships should be admitted into the closest harbor, even if this has to happen with extreme security measures.
The ship will have to sail to the Spanish Vayona to refuel and stock up on supplies. The morale on board is all right, even though they are disappointed by not being able to enter Portugal. The ship now has to do the same as the 10.000 Portuguese women every year who have to travel to Spain to get an abortion.

Bloco Isquierda, the Portuguese left wing party, supports Women on Wave's cause and has called an emergency parliamentary meeting to pressure the government into suspending the restriction. In Portugal, any residing party can call Parliament back from the summer break. Unfortunately they already know that there in no majority.

In Lisbon sympathizers of Women on Waves paste stickers in the whole city with “eu faz un aborto�? which mean " I did an abortion�?"

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What happened in Portugal...

The ship and its crew leave for Portugal on august 23 on the invitation of the…

Riot in EU

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Opinion polls

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Medics for freedom

Specialists, general physicians, nurses and midwives come from all over…

Borndiep heads back home

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Rumours of prosecution

The Misoprostol webpage and the medicines Cytotec and Arthrotec are shown all…

Talkshow Teachings: how to induce abortion

On Tuesday morning, Rebecca Gomperts was featured on the Portuguese talkshow…

Live on television

Explaning how to do an abortion on television

Going to court

The fundamental rights to freedom of movement, information, reunion, expression…

Art and Politics

In the morning the ship returns from Spain and again takes its drifting…

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Small, calm, quiet, hidden

At 1:00AM a Catholic church group gathered before the Figueira da Foz town hall…

Unexpected visitors and action by Dutch Minister

Pressured by the Dutch members of Parliament Bot contacted the Portuguese…

Manifestation in Lisbon

About 250 people protest against the decision of the Portuguese government to…

Real People Speak

Politicians have been making statements left and right, the European Commission…

Politicians denied permission

The Portuguese Parliamentarians, Francisco Louçã from the Portuguese Left Block

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Saturday, 28th of August

Borndiep still in international waters

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F 486 against RU 486

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War?!

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Entry ship denied

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Requesting permission to enter the harbor of Figueira da Foz

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