Abortion ship Mexico, April 2017
Women on Waves arrived in Ixtapa on April 19 th on the invitation of more than 40 Mexican women's organisations. Abortion is only legal in Mexico DF since 10 years but abortion is still illegal in the rest of Mexico.
On April 20 th, before announcing the campaign publicly, the ship sailed out to international waters with two women. In international waters, outside the jurisdiction of Mexico and Guerrero, the women received safe medical abortions. The goal of the campaign is to call attention to the violation of women's rights caused by the restrictive abortion law in Guerrero. Here you can read more about the campaign
Abortion ship sailed out with women
Before publicly announcing the campaign, the abortion ship sailed out with 2…
Meanwhile a women's rights conference took place in a nearby hotel
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Services offered by Women on Waves
Information about and provision of contraceptives
Information about and…