GUATEMALA'S ARMY DETAINED A BOAT CARRYING A SUPPLY OF ABORTION PILLS AND PREVENTED IT FROM PICKING UP WOMEN SEEKING TO END THEIR PREGNANCIES, SAYING THE MOVE WAS PROHIBITED BY THE COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION; ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
Women on Waves
The boat, operated by Dutch 'Women on Waves', was in military custody with some of its seven crew members still on board, after landing at a private pier at the Port of San Jose, according to Women on Waves spokesperson for the group; Alleged News. [1]
Preservation of human life
In a statement, the Guaetamalan army said that it would not allow Women on Waves to carry out its activities, in adherence 'to the Constitution regarding the preservation of human life and the laws in effect in our country', Alleged News. [1]
Human Life International
Marlene Gillette-Ibern of Human Life International told LifeSiteNews, "The authorities in Guatemala can and must stop Women on Waves ... The clear purpose of Women on Waves is to destroy innocent human life in Guatemala," Alleged News. [2]
Ms Gillette-Ibern added, "The Guatemalan government must act to protect [them]," Alleged News. [2]
The Guatemalan Constitution "expressly recognizes that the right to life is a human right," Alleged News. [2]
Medical Abortions Unsafe
The international Society for the Protection of Unborn Children denied Women on Waves' claim that the medical abortions it planned to provide were safe, Alleged News. [2]
SPUC's website explains the possible side effects of medical or pharmaceutical abortion on the woman, Alleged News. [2]
"[It] may cause any of the following: haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion, severe pain requiring strong pain killers, incomplete abortion, rupture of the uterus, vaginal bleeding, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, muscle weakness, dizziness, flushing, chills, backache, difficulty in breathing, chest pain, palpitations, rise in temperature and fall in blood pressure," Alleged News. [2]
Those who should not take the drug
SPUC also listed who should not take the drug, Alleged News. [2]
These include "Women who smoke, those over 35 years of age, women under 18 years of age, those who have asthma, obesity, high blood pressure, fibroids, glaucoma, ulcers, colitis, arthritis, epilepsy, kidney disease, pulmonary and cardio-vascular disorders, and suspected ectopic pregnancy," Alleged News. [2]
[1] Guatemala blocks entry to Dutch ship providing abortions; Alleged News
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-abortion-idUSKBN163080?utm_source=email+marketing+Mailigen&utm_campaign=News+3.1.17&utm_medium=email
[2] Guatemalan gov't seizes boat providing illegal abortions offshore, Alleged News
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-pro-life-guatemala-seizes-dutch-abortion-boat-for-pushing-illegal
With thanks to reuters.com and lifesitenews.com
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