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8/30/2004 - Women on Waves Ship Blocked from Portugal Harbor
The Women on Waves ship, traveling to Portugal to bring attention to the nation's punitive abortion policies, has been blocked from entering Portuguese waters....
8/25/2004 - Women on Waves Sparks Renewed Debate on Abortion in Portugal
As reported earlier this week, Women on Waves set sail on Monday for to bring attention to the nation's restrictive abortion policies....
8/23/2004 - Women on Waves Leaves for Portugal
Women on Waves will set sail for Portugal this afternoon to bring attention to the nation's restrictive abortion policies....
12/11/2003 - Woman Kept From Leaving Malta to Seek Abortion
A Russian woman seeking an abortion outside Malta was taken into police custody to prevent her from leaving the country....
11/6/2003 - Women on Waves Cleared of Accusations in Poland
After a four-month-long investigation, Women on Waves has been cleared of charges of breaking strict abortions laws by of performing illegal abortions in Poland and by introducing the abortion pill mifepristone (RU 486) into the country....
7/3/2003 - Women on Waves Investigated for Missing Abortion Pills
As Women on Waves finishes its historic trip to Poland, Polish police are investigating the group for distributing the abortion pill mifepristone (RU 486), which is illegal in Poland....
6/27/2003 - Women on Waves Performs First Abortion in International Waters
Women on Waves successfully performed the first abortion in international waters off the coast of Poland yesterday....
6/23/2003 - Anti-Abortion Activists Protest Women on Waves
Anti-abortion protesters threw red paint and eggs at the Women on Waves (WOW) boat and its supporters yesterday....
6/20/2003 - FMF Assists Women on Waves in Poland
Women on Waves (WOW), a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands whose mission is to prevent unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions throughout the world, arrives today in Poland - where access to abortion is extremely restricted - to provide abortion and reproductive health services to women on a specially equipped ship....
3/27/2002 - Women on Waves Founder Discusses Global Abortion Rights
The Feminist Majority Foundation featured Dr....
12/6/2001 - Ms. Magazine Salutes Extraordinary Women Making a Difference
Ms. magazine launched its 30th anniversary celebration today by honoring women athletes, artists, philanthropists, and activists at its Women of the Year Awards in New York City....
10/9/2001 - Founder of Women on Waves Visits Feminist Majority Foundation
Dr....
6/15/2001 - FMF Assists Launch of Women on Waves
Women on Waves arrived yesterday in Dublin, Ireland, where abortion is illegal, to provide abortion and reproductive health services to women on a specially equipped ship....
6/11/2001 - FMF’s Clinic Project Assists Women on Waves
Women on Waves left the Netherlands today to travel to international waters off the shores of Ireland, where abortion is illegal, to provide abortion and reproductive health services to women on a specially equipped vessel....
