Miami, Fla., Sep 12, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Human Life International sent congratulations last week to the Portuguese pro-life group “Maternity and Life” for its intense efforts to prevent the Dutch abortion ship operated by “Women on Waves” from coming to Portugal, and for launching a lawsuit against one of the feminist organization’s leaders.
HLI’s president Father Thomas Euteneuer congratulated Maternity and Life and its director, Francisco Jose Coelho da Rocha, for working for the unborn and supporting the Portuguese government in its “rejection of the abortion extremists who entered their territorial waters.”
The abortion ship operated by Women on Waves was not able to dock in Portugal and pick up women who were to be later provided abortions in international waters because the Portuguese government refused to allow the ship entry. Abortion is a crime in Portugal.
“Those who abuse unborn children have no respect for human life,” said Father Euteneuer, referring to Women on Waves founder, Rebecca Gomperts, who appeared on television “teaching” women who to take drugs similar to RU-486 in order induce abortion at home.