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Women’s rights: Dr Gilles Lazimi looks back on “a week full of emotion” for the right to abortion
Women’s rights: Dr Gilles Lazimi looks back on “a week full of emotion” for the right to abortion
(franceinfo)
On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, Dr Gilles Lazimi is the guest on 19/20 info, Friday March 8. The general practitioner and member of SOS Femmes 93 welcomes the “phenomenal progress” of recent years.
Like every March 8, France mobilizes for women’s rights. The male perspective of this special evening, Dr Gilles Lazimi, general practitioner and member of SOS Femmes 93, speaks on this subject on the set of 19/20 info, Friday March 8. “There must be support from men“to support women in feminist struggles, believes the specialist. Dr. Gilles Lazimi would like to welcome the presence “more and more men” in the processions of demonstrations, like those which took place during the day.
“Phenomenal progress” in 30 years
The doctor also welcomes the social progress made in recent years: “Over 30 years, we have had phenomenal progress. For me, this week was full of emotion regarding abortion (voluntary termination of pregnancy)”, points out Dr. Gilles Lazimi. And to evoke “constitutionalization” of the “freedom to abort”sealed in the fundamental law Friday March 8, as “something essential”although there remains “still a lot of work”.
