Guatemala holds navy boat against abortion

puerto san jose - The abortion boat of the Dutch organization Women on Waves is held since Thursday by the navy of Guatemala. Soldiers on Thursday a press conference of the organization in Marina Pez Vela, the port of the town of Puerto San Jose, stopped and block access to the ship, as Women on Waves says on the website.

In Guatemala, abortion is allowed only to save the mother's life. This makes about 65 000 illegal abortions per year take place according to Women on Waves average place.

Women on Waves will lie outside the territorial waters of the country with the ship, which do not apply the laws of Guatemala. According to the organization, all the papers in order and there are no legal grounds to hold the ship.