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IVG in the Constitution: senators approve the text
IVG in the Constitution: senators approve the text – (franceinfo)
The Senate voted by a large majority for the inclusion of voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) in the Constitution, on the evening of Wednesday February 28. A historic vote paving the way for the meeting of Parliament in Congress in Versailles, in Yvelines, which will take place on Monday March 4.
In the Senate, feminists exploded with joy after the vote in favor of including abortion in the Constitution, during the evening of Wednesday February 28. Outside too, activists were delighted with the result. “Enshrining the right to abortion in the Constitution constitutes, I would say, a protection of the right to abortion”welcomed an activist.
A vote still far from being achieved in the middle of the afternoon
Satisfaction also at the top of the State. Emmanuel Macron and Gabriel Attal congratulate each other. However, the vote was still far from being achieved in the middle of the afternoon, with on one side, the government and the left, in favor of this revision, and on the other, the right, ready to oppose to the executive text. After adoption in the Senate, deputies and senators will meet in Congress in Versailles (Yvelines), Monday March 4. For the inclusion of voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) in the Constitution to be effective, three-fifths of parliamentarians will need to vote for it. A final step which should only be a formality.
