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Constitutionalization of abortion: the text officially sealed in the fundamental law
Constitutionalization of abortion: the text officially sealed in the fundamental law
(France 2)
Friday March 8, 2024 will go down in history as the day when the inclusion of the freedom to resort to voluntary termination of pregnancy was sealed in the Constitution. The ceremony took place at Place Vendôme in Paris, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron.
“To arms citizens, citizenes”, sang Catherine Ringer on Place Vendôme in Paris, Friday March 8. A Marseillaise rewritten for a historic day. Through this interpretation, the artist celebrated the inclusion in the Constitution of the freedom to resort to voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG). A few minutes earlier, Éric Dupond-Moretti officially sealed the text voted on Monday in our fundamental law. At his side, there was Emmanuel Macron, but also the left-wing parliamentarians at the origin of the text, as well as early feminist activists.
Emmanuel Macron wants to go further
It was an emotional moment for the thousand people gathered on Place Vendôme. But if the freedom to resort to abortion is now engraved in our law, Emmanuel Macron wants to go further. “I would like this guaranteed freedom to resort to pregnancy termination to be included in the charter of fundamental rights of the European Union,” declared the head of state. By devoting women’s freedom to control their bodies on Friday, France wants to set an example for the whole world.
