Dutch abortion ship searched by customs officers

Polish customs officers inspecting the Dutch abortion clinic-ship Langenort, which docked in Władysławowo harbor without permission last week, have found a number of abortion inducing medicines, including several not listed in the Polish drugs register. The small on-board laboratory was found to contain contraceptives, pregnancy testing kits, a large number of disinfectants, and antiseptics. Some of the medicines had already passed their expiry dates. All the tablets have been sealed and can only be used in international waters. "Should the ship return to Polish waters in the future, it will be searched again," said Jolanta Twardowska of the Customs Chamber in Gdynia. Meanwhile, the Prosecutor's Office in Puck, said it would not, for the time being, launch an investigation into the Dutch organization, Women on Waves, for allegedly aiding and abetting the procurement of abortion, as had been reported by the Polish Families League. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 6) J.K.