Dutch "abortion" ship
Casablanca – Yusra Mustafa
Sources have confirmed to Arabstoday that the Dutch "abortion" ship was blocked from Port Smir a week ago and the announcement of its arrival today was just to elude Moroccan authorities for fear of blocking access
to Morocco.
Officials at Moroccan Alternative Movement for Individual Freedom (MALI) said the ship was redirected toward Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain located on the North African coast.
It was reported that the Dutch activists raised the Women on Waves flag over the ship, which whistled its arrival to the docks, before security authorities circled the ship in an attempt to stop it from entering the port. Port officials said security was increased to prevent members of the Moroccan Alternative Movement for Individual Freedom (MALI) from breaching the ship.
Women on Waves said on their website that they have ‘alternative plans’ to offer their services for Moroccan women seeking abortion. After authorities placed a Moroccan warship to Port Smir "which has been closed," it is expected to turn the ship around and head to the port of Ceuta.
Associations close to the Moroccan Organization of Islamic Cooperation have planned a protest on Friday against the ship, which aims to carry out safe medical abortions for a week in international waters.
In a statement to Arabs today, our source urged the Moroccan Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, to take all necessary measures to prevent the ship from entering the country's waters, and stop the violation of the sovereignty of Morocco, as well as demanding an investigation to pursue those responsible for this initiative, which he described as the "genocide of Moroccan embryos"
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