(Montreal) Hundreds of people gathered outside the Montreal courthouse on Sunday to express their anger at the overturning of the Roe c. Wade guaranteeing the right to abortion.
Posted at 2:07 p.m.
Updated at 5:31 p.m.
“I was enraged. It is a right that should not be disputed. It is maddening to see that we are going back and putting the same people in danger, ”exclaimed Naomi Jouan, who was present at the Montreal demonstration. “We thought it was an acquired right. If it happens in the United States, it could happen in Canada, ”added her friend Julie-Anne Beaulac.
The Quebec Federation for Planned Births (FQPN) organized Sunday’s event with other partners. Their objectives are to show their support for women in the United States and to denounce the rise of the anti-abortion movement in Quebec.
In the oppressive heat, dozens of people held up signs with inscriptions such as “My uterus, my choice” or “Angry and united”. Sandra Cordero was holding a hanger on which was written “far from the uterus, near the closet”, in reference to this object often used to end a pregnancy when abortion is prohibited.
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Sandra Cordero
“The hanger is for hanging laundry, not for inserting into the uterus,” she said, lamenting that abortions performed with an unsuitable object can lead to many complications.
From fiction
” I am in criss. For our neighbors to the south, this is a big step backwards. It’s hard, having children. I have three, I chose them and I love them. But I can’t imagine the life of someone on whom it would be imposed, ”said Geneviève Comtois, dressed in a red tunic and a white cap inspired by the American series. The Scarlet Maidwhich describes a near future where women have lost their freedoms.
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Demonstration in front of the Montreal courthouse
This costume has established itself as a symbol of protest by women all over the world. “It’s to show people that maybe it won’t be fiction anymore,” Ms.me Comtois, adding that Canada is not immune to such a turnaround. “Here too, there are people who are anti-abortion,” she says.
Julie Carbonneau was seconding.
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Julie Carbonneau
I’m so afraid it will have an impact here, we’re right next door. It’s important not to act like we’re invincible. It can happen to us.
Julie Carbonneau
Steph Couture-Vanasse wanted to come and express his dissatisfaction. “When I learned that Roe v. Wade had been invalidated, I was really shocked. It’s a big setback for women’s rights,” said the law student. “My mother had an abortion. For me, it is important for women to be able to control their bodies,” he added.
Open your eyes
Québec solidaire MNA Manon Massé was on site near the Montreal courthouse to show her support for the pro-choice movement.
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Manon Massé, MNA for Québec solidaire
These dictators of our bodies must understand that they have absolutely no legitimacy to do this. This battle in the United States is a step back, and we have to be careful, we have to be there and keep our eyes open, because women’s rights are always fragile.
Manon Massé, MNA for Québec solidaire
The MP was delighted to see the mobilization of women and gender diversity, but she also stressed that it is important that men are on their side to affirm that they recognize this right.
Mme Massé wishes to send a message of solidarity to those harmed by the situation in the United States. “We must reach out to our American sisters and tell them: you are welcome in Quebec. We want them to hear our solidarity, ”said the politician.
She believes that the rights of women and minorities are constantly in danger. “With Roe v. Wade, it’s not just the rights of women who are going to eat the slap, it’s also the rights of sexual minorities, it’s also the right to contraception. I would not say that we are threatened, but the danger is always underlying, ”said Manon Massé.
With The Canadian Press