Making waves

Women on Waves, a Dutch organisation with a mission "to prevent unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions throughout the world", will controversially target Maltese women in international waters offering them on-board abortion services. From The Washington Times:

The Dutch government has lifted restrictions that have kept an "abortion ship" from international waters for three years. The group Women on Waves told The Times of London that under its new Dutch license, the group can hand out "abortion pills" to women up to seven weeks pregnant after taking women from countries that ban abortion to international waters. The group plans to target the three EU countries -- Ireland, Poland and Malta -- that ban abortion and has reportedly received invitations from groups in Argentina and elsewhere in South America, the Times reported.

"We have just received the license and there are some restrictive conditions but, yes, we are going to prepare a new campaign, that is for sure," Rebecca Gomperts, the director of Women on Waves, told The Times. "It will take a little time but we are in touch with women's organizations in several different countries, so we are looking at the best option." Women on Waves has been sidelined by Dutch restrictions since 2004. The rules were relaxed after the Labor Party was voted into the ruling coalition, The Times reported