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5:25 p.m. : A victory for feminist associations in ??, thanks to a commitment by parliamentarians, the President of the Republic announced “to change our constitution in order to engrave the freedom of women to resort to abortion” Feminists around the world are watching the France #IVGconstitution https://t.co/ztsW9osNZq
5:25 p.m. : “Feminists around the world are watching France”reacts Family Planning on Twitter after the announcement of Emmanuel Macron.
5:20 p.m. : “Her fights, she carried them, she marked them. And we will continue them. Long live the Republic and long live France”concluded Emmanuel Macron.
5:18 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron insists on the fact that Gisèle Halimi made it possible to change the law “by anger, conviction method”.
5:15 p.m. : For Emmanuel Macron, lawyers who defend women victims of violence “speak with the words and under the blows of Gisèle Halimi’s rage. They lead, in her image, a feminist fight that we must continue: defend the freedom of women to dispose of their bodies and their lives, fight for economic emancipation and professional equality, increase the repression of sexual and gender-based violence, accelerate participation in the political, social and cultural life of our society”.
5:08 p.m. : Here is a video of the passage from Emmanuel Macron’s speech announcing a bill “in the coming months” to enshrine voluntary termination of pregnancy in the Constitution.
5:01 p.m. : The draft constitutional law must be adopted by a majority of 3/5 of the votes cast by parliamentarians. In total, there have already been 21 constitutional revisions approved by Congress since 1958. https://t.co/SPP7E5U2p3
5:01 p.m. : Called for by parliamentarians from all sides, Emmanuel Macron endorses their request for a bill to constitutionalize abortion. This makes it possible to avoid a compulsory referendum in the event of a proposal for a constitutional law and to go through Congress.
5:06 p.m. : The Senate voted at the beginning of February in favor of the inclusion in the Constitution of the “women’s freedom” to resort to voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG). But the constitutional bill is the surest way to constitutionalize abortion, as we explained in this article, and as detailed by our journalists.
4:57 p.m. : “I want today that the strength of this message [celui de Gisèle Halimi] help us to change our Constitution in order to engrave on it the freedom of women to resort to voluntary termination of pregnancy, says Emmanuel Macron. To solemnly assure that nothing can hinder or undo what will thus be irreversible.”
4:54 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron announces “in the coming months” a bill to include the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG) in the Constitution. #IVG
4:46 p.m. : In 1972, during the Bobigny trial, in the fight for the legalization of abortion,“Gisèle Halimi marked a break”believes Emmanuel Macron “with this defense of rupture, refusing the legitimacy of the law and the logic of the judges”.
4:41 p.m. : ? LIVE ?️ “Gisèle Halimi didn’t become a lawyer, she was born a lawyer.” Emmanuel Macron chairs this March 8 the national tribute paid to the feminist lawyer. https://t.co/MBtxgAasBz
4:41 p.m. : “Gisèle Halimi had not become a lawyer, she was born a lawyer”declares Emmanuel Macron.
4:37 p.m. : It was a very nice tribute to his mother. Very moving.
4:35 p.m. : Just before, the speech of Jean-Yves Halimi, eldest son of lawyer Gisèle Halimi, was greeted by a standing ovation.
4:33 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron speaks during the ceremony in tribute to Gisèle Halimi. You can watch it live here.
4:19 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron attends, at the Palais de Justice in Paris, the ceremony in tribute to the lawyer Gisèle Halimi. He must speak soon. You can watch it live here.
11:27 : Good morning @Cathy, the date of the tribute to Gisèle Halimi was communicated six days ago. This timing is also criticized by Serge Halimi, son of the lawyer, who decided to boycott the ceremony. “The country is mobilized against an extremely unfair pension reform, of which the women who occupy the most difficult jobs will be the first victims. My mother would have defended their cause and demonstrated alongside them”he explained.
11:28 : Since when do we know but date of the tribute to Gisèle Halimi? I guess it hasn’t been 3 days?
11:19 a.m. : “You can’t help but see a little opportunism there.” On France Inter, the national secretary of Europe Ecology-The Greens, Marine Tondelier, wonders about the calendar of the national tribute to Gisèle Halimi, in full protest against the pension reform.