A Dutch floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal Monday despite an attempt by the Dutch government to restrict its activities and after visits to Ireland and Poland stoked controversy. (Reuters)
I saw the woman on waves boat during the venice art biennale 2001. It was moored at the Arsenale.
I took some pics of it but the clinic itself was closed.
I worked on this project when I was at atelier van lieshout in 2001. To avoid the protesters during it's maiden voyage to ireland, the mobile clinic was trucked out of Rotterdam in the middle of the night to small port near the Hague. I never thought there would be such a uproar in what I consider to be a very tolerant country. Have to say that the director of Women on Waves, Rebecca Gomperts" is a brilliant and admirable person.
John,
I didn't see anything going on.
This boat was in the arsenale so you had to buy a biennale ticket to be able to see it. Also it was a stormy day and the place was empty.
The Portugese Navy circled the Women on Waves ship and ordered the captain to stop approaching Portugal. Superior orders from our lovelly Minister of Defense, an histerical chicken called Paulo Portas. WHY is he so afraid?
In Portugal, rich women go to Spain to make abortions, the poor ones might go to prison if somebody discover they did it in Portugal.
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I saw the woman on waves boat during the venice art biennale 2001. It was moored at the Arsenale.
I took some pics of it but the clinic itself was closed.
Architecture with variable legal codes.
hey ludwig -
what was the response in Italy to this?
I worked on this project when I was at atelier van lieshout in 2001. To avoid the protesters during it's maiden voyage to ireland, the mobile clinic was trucked out of Rotterdam in the middle of the night to small port near the Hague. I never thought there would be such a uproar in what I consider to be a very tolerant country. Have to say that the director of Women on Waves, Rebecca Gomperts" is a brilliant and admirable person.
John,
I didn't see anything going on.
This boat was in the arsenale so you had to buy a biennale ticket to be able to see it. Also it was a stormy day and the place was empty.
The Portugese Navy circled the Women on Waves ship and ordered the captain to stop approaching Portugal. Superior orders from our lovelly Minister of Defense, an histerical chicken called Paulo Portas. WHY is he so afraid?
In Portugal, rich women go to Spain to make abortions, the poor ones might go to prison if somebody discover they did it in Portugal.
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