{"id":65238,"date":"2015-06-23T16:25:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T20:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=65238"},"modified":"2015-06-24T10:31:41","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T14:31:41","slug":"abortion-drone-set-bring-illegal-abortifacients-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-drone-set-bring-illegal-abortifacients-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Abortion drone&#8217; set to bring illegal abortifacients to Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>This weekend, the Dutch abortion advocacy group Women on Waves plans to deploy an unmanned aerial drone from Frankfurt, Germany to deliver abortifacient drugs into Slubice, Poland, the Washington Times <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2015\/jun\/23\/abortion-drone-take-flight-over-poland-drugs-appro\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is meant to help abortion-seeking women defy Polish law, which prohibits abortion except for rape, incest, danger to the mother\u2019s health, or severe fetal deformity. \u201cWe can\u2019t stop pointing out the lack of safe access to abortion and medical abortion pills,\u201d said Women on Waves leader Dr. Rebecca Gomperts. \u201cIt\u2019s a violation of women\u2019s rights. We have to make every effort to make sure they get that access.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Despite the illegal nature of elective abortion in Poland, the organization <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenonwaves.org\/en\/page\/5636\/abortion-drone--first-flight-to-poland\" target=\"_blank\">claims<\/a> its plan to deliver mifepristone and misoprostol to the Polish border town will not run afoul of the law: \u201cAs the Abortion drone weighs less than 5 kg, is not used for any commercial purposes, will stay within the sight of the person flying it and does not fly in controlled airspace, no authorization is required under Polish or German law\u201d and \u201cIn Poland, a pregnant woman cannot be subjected to punishment for illegal abortion or for any other action leading to a miscarriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Women on Waves further claims \u201cmedical abortion can easily be done by women themselves at home without supervision by health professionals,\u201d but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2015\/06\/22\/abortion-drone-will-fly-dangerous-abortion-pills-to-poland-to-violate-its-pro-life-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\">according to Life News<\/a>, \u201cThe FDA has documented 2,207 adverse events in the U.S. of women who have had medical abortions, including 14 deaths, 612 hospitalizations, 339 cases where blood loss was so great the woman needed a transfusion, 256 infections and 58 ectopic pregnancies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Live Action News has previously covered, Women on Waves\u2019 past activities include <a href=\"\/news\/women-on-waves-riding-emotions\/\">sending a boat to Morocco to perform abortions in international waters<\/a> in 2012 and <a href=\"\/news\/abortion-group-releases-app-encourages-self-induced-abortions\/\">releasing a smartphone app to help women in pro-life countries self-abort<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, the Dutch abortion advocacy group Women on Waves plans to deploy an unmanned aerial drone from Frankfurt, Germany to deliver abortifacient drugs into Slubice, Poland, the Washington Times reports. 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