2024-03-15 05:07:16
France promoted the constitutional defense of abortion by appealing to what happened in the US, where the Supreme Court abolished it as a right in 2022.
France is now the first country in the world to consider the right to abortion in its Constitution, after Parliament enshrined the “guaranteed freedom” of women to terminate their pregnancies.
According to the BBC, this measure that modifies the 1958 Constitution was supported by 85% of citizens.
Gabriel Attal, Prime Minister of France, expressed before Parliament that the right to abortion was in danger “at the mercy of those who make the decisions,” defending the initiative to include it in its Magna Carta.
On the other hand, Critics of this measure accused Emmanuel Macron of using this rule, which they describe as “unnecessary”, for electoral purposes. and show himself as a progressive politician among his adherents.
Right to abortion in France
The right to abortion has been law in France since 1975 and after this it has undergone nine legal modifications to expand its access, always with the support of the Constitutional Council.
This organization defended the approval of abortion by appealing to the Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1789, which is part of its Constitution.
France promoted the constitutional defense of abortion by appealing to what happened in the United States, where the Supreme Court abolished it as a right in 2022, pointing to the legislations of the various states of the country to decide on its prohibition or not.
“At the time of voting, the Eiffel Tower should shine. “It is an important message for the world,” said Anne-Cécile Mailfert, activist at the Fondation des Femmes.