Abortion Ship Campaigns
Women on Waves sails a ship to countries where abortion is illegal. With the use of a ship, early medical abortions can be provided safely, professionally and legally. Applicability of national penal legislation, and thus also of abortion law, extends only to territorial waters; outside that 12-mile radius (or 2 hours sailing) it is thus Dutch law that applies on board the ship, which means that all our activities are legal.
Millions of women worldwide have used Mifepristone and Misoprostol to terminate pregnancy with impressive safety and efficacy. The medicines have been on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines since 2005.
Women on Waves has already created enormous public interest in its efforts and has completed successful campaigns in Ireland (2001), Poland (2003,) and Portugal (2004), Spain (2008), Morocco (2012), Guatemala (2-2017) and Mexico (4-2017).
Abortion ship Mexico, April 2017
Women on Waves arrived in Ixtapa on April 19 th on the invitation of more than…
Abortion ship Guatemala, February 2017
In collaboration with women's rights organisations in Guatemala, the abortion…
Abortion ship Morocco 2012
MALI (alternative movement for individual liberties) invited Women on Waves to…
Abortion ship Spain 2008
Women on Waves visited Spain from October 16 till 21, 2008 at the invitation of…
Abortion ship Portugal 2004
The Women on Waves ship Borndiep stayed in international waters, 12 miles from…
Abortion ship Poland 2003
On June 16, 2003 Women on Waves set sail for Poland. We were invited by a…
Abortion ship Ireland 2001
On 11 June 2001, Women on Waves set sail from the Netherlands with an almost…
Services offered by Women on Waves
Information about and provision of contraceptives
Information about and…