No sign of protesters as 'abortion ship' arrives

The Dutch vessel dubbed the ‘‘abortion ship’’ has begun its controversial 10-day visit to Ireland with crew claiming that women seeking to terminate their pregnancies in the state were having their human rights violated.

No sign of protesters as 'abortion ship' arrives

The Dutch vessel dubbed the ‘‘abortion ship’’ has begun its controversial 10-day visit to Ireland with crew claiming that women seeking to terminate their pregnancies in the state were having their human rights violated.

But the anticipated pro-life protesters failed to materialise as the 100ft converted fishing trawler Aurora, equipped to carry out on-board abortions, docked in Dublin’s River Liffey last night.

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