Guatemalan army blocks Dutch abortion ship from docking

Published February 24, 2017 4:27am ET



A Dutch boat that offers abortion pills to women in countries where the procedure is illegal was taken into custody by army officials in Guatemala on Thursday after it tried to pick up people seeking the services.

The Guatemalan military detained the boat, including some of the Women on Waves crew members, near the Port of San Jose, according to a spokeswoman for the nonprofit.

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