a “massive” anti-abortion campaign discovered on Vélib’

In Paris, an anti-abortion campaign was discovered Thursday, May 25 before 8 a.m., on at least “more than a hundred bicycles”, according to the SAVM, head of the Vélib’ service in the metropolis, joined by franceinfo. These are stickers, stuck on the mudguards of bicycles, bearing the inscription: “What if you had let him live?”above the drawing of a child riding a bicycle.

“We are counting” of the number of bicycles affected, explains to franceinfo Sylvain Raifaud, councilor of Paris and president of the SAVM. The SAVM and Vélib’ Métropole and the town hall of Paris will file a complaint, “during the day, for the degradation of bicycles and the image of Vélib'”, explains Sylvain Raifaud.

A campaign claimed by “The survivors”

This anti-abortion campaign is signed and claimed on their website and social networks by the movement “The survivors”. According to the first reports, bicycles from different sectors of Paris are affected, in particular in the 14th and 10th arrondissements. “I am devastated and determined to assert the right. We will remove these stickers as soon as possible and we invite users to do so too”, says Sylvain Raifaud. It is the first time, according to him, that Vélib’ vehicles have been affected by such a campaign. “massive”with “material specially intended for mudguards” bikes.

On Twitter, Isabelle Rome, the minister delegate in charge of equality between women and men, denounces a campaign “Massive anti-abortion (…) Unacceptable. Abortion is a fundamental right of women. We will not let anyone interfere with it”. François Braun, Minister of Health and Prevention, described the campaign as “shameful”. “Faced with the reactionarieshe wrote on Twitter, the government and the majority will always stand with women to guarantee freedom of choice”. Francois Braun adds: “We will enshrine this fundamental right in the Constitution, as Emmanuel Macron reminded us”. “Inadmissible and illegal”, also reacts on Twitter the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. “The anti-abortion collage claimed by the misnamed ‘Survivors’ is a shame for our Republic, for Paris and its values. I will take all measures to ensure that this does not happen again”added the elected socialist.