THE RIGHTS OF THE EMBRYO AND THE FOETUS UNDER DUTCH Veelke derckx and Ewoud Hondius IV C3 Introduction In June 2001 the Dutch abortion ship belonging to the pressure group Women On Waves set sail for Ireland. The intention was to carry out abortions off the Irish coast. During the same(Northern Hem isphere)summer there were heated discussions taking place in many countries concerning the status of the em bryo and f gametes(reproductive cells). As a result President Bush decided to finance