An investigative report about a Dutch doctor who sails a floating clinic into Poland offering free offshore abortions to women in a country with some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe.

The ship is a project of Women on Waves, an organization whose aim is to prevent unsafe abortions and empower women to exercise their human rights to physical and mental autonomy, by combining healthcare services and sexual education with advocacy.

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Spotlight is a weekly series of investigative reports from around the world, introduced by prominent writers and journalists. This episode is introduced by Mark Hertsgaard, whose latest book is “The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World."