Portugal Bans Dutch Abortion Ship

Okay, I'll buy that. If it is against the law, they had every right to stop the ship from docking.:

"The government said the group operating the trip planned to hand out pills to end early unwanted pregnancies - a procedure prohibited in Portugal.

In Portugal, abortions are only allowed in exceptional circumstances, such as when the mother's life is at risk.

The ship has stopped in other Catholic countries with restrictive abortion laws such as Poland and Ireland. "

However, this is what the US would revert to if the Bush administration has its way:

Up to 40,000 illegal abortions - some of which are fatal - are carried out in Portugal every year, according to family planning agencies.

Women are periodically taken to court for having unwanted pregnancies illegally terminated.

Do we really want to send desperate women to back alleys, coat hangers and jail again?