S1 E4: From The Sea, Freedom
The Outlaw Ocean
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The Role of the State in Abortion
Women on Waves has provided abortions and contraception to women in countries where terminating pregnancy is illegal or restricted. The organization was set up by Dutch doctor Rebecca Gompartz who hires a ship registered under Dutch law and sails into international waters to provide abortion. They're seeking to use a loophole in maritime law to remove the state from being an intermediary that makes a decision over the woman's body because they view this decision as a health decision not a moral or religious decision.
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