12 January 2010

Global Choice ~ Saluting Women on Waves...

It's quite sad that cultural oppression manifests itself as anti-choice, anti-woman, anti-freedom laws in so many lands (the reds)... In this regard, I salute Dutchwoman Rebecca Gomperts and her colleagues at Women on Waves for their efforts to...
"...bring reproductive health services, particularly non-surgical abortion services, to women in countries with restrictive abortion laws. Other services offered by WoW include contraception and reproductive counseling. Services are provided on a commissioned ship that contains a specially constructed mobile clinic. When WoW visits a country, women make appointments, and are taken on board the ship. The ship then sails out to international waters (where Dutch laws are in effect on board the ship) to perform the medical abortions."
Here are just a few of the courageous leaders of this effort...

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