Seaborne feminism at work

  • 2003-07-03
  • Agence France Presse
WARSAWA Dutch vessel that caused a storm when it docked at a Polish port with a team providing advice on abortion set sail June 28 on a Baltic cruise with five Polish women aboard, border guards said.The boat, the Langenort, has been chartered by Women on Waves, a Dutch feminist group, and is equipped with facilities for gynecological examinations.It arrived a week ago in the Baltic port of Wladyslawowo, causing protest among sections of Poland's traditionally strong Roman Catholic society, where abortion was strictly banned after the communist regime ended.The Langenort was invited by Poli...
 
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