IVG in the Constitution: the bill is a “strong vector for our feminist diplomacy”, rejoices Minister Bérangère Couillard

Tuesday, December 12, the bill aimed at including the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) in the Constitution was presented to the Council of Ministers. This right isis it threatened in France? Guest of 19/20 info, Wednesday, the Minister Delegate responsible for Equality between women and men discusses “remarks, especially to the extreme right”. “Marine Le Pen herself has spoken of comfort abortion a number of times. We have Éric Zemmour and others who regularly question the right to abortion or, at least, in certain situations. suddenly, we must be able to protect this right”explains Bérangère Couillard.

“It is a strong vector for our feminist diplomacy to be able to say this to the women of the world, especially for women who live in countries where this right is in decline. I am thinking in particular of the United States, which is the largest democracy in the world“, adds the minister.

“Liberty gives the same protection” as that of “right to”

This bill provides that the mention of “freedom guaranteed” of women to resort to abortion either enshrined in the Constitution. This is the Senate version, while the deputies had opted for the term “right has” y resort, which appears more protective since it makes it a fundamental right. “Freedom gives the same protection, because in fact, today, for example, you have freedom of expression and not the right of expression. That takes nothing away from this protection of this right”, assures Bérangère Couillard. So that this right is enshrined in the Constitution, it will still be necessary to obtain three-fifths of the votes of the deputies and senators meeting in Congress.