The French government wanted to reassure Monday, March 23, on the continued access of women to contraception and voluntary terminations of pregnancy (IVG) despite the disturbances resulting from the epidemic of coronavirus. “ The termination of pregnancy is considered urgent intervention by the Ministry of Solidarity and Health. Their continuity must be ensured, "declared the Minister of Health Olivier Véran and the Secretary of State responsible for Equality between women and men Marlène Schiappa in a joint press release.
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" The state services will make regular points with the caregivers and the associative fabric to ensure that, even in times of pandemic and confinement, the right of women to dispose of their bodies is not called into question " , is it specified in this press release. Like all chronic treatments, access to the contraceptive pill is possible directly in pharmacies on presentation of an old prescription and the government "will ensure the good availability " of emergency contraception, available without a prescription.
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The government rejected last week an amendment by several socialist senators to the emergency bill on the Covid-19 epidemic aiming to reduce the legal deadline for carrying out an abortion from 12 to 14 weeks during the period of health crisis .
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The associations fear that the right to abortion will be reduced due to the suppression of certain surgical operations in hospitals that are sometimes saturated and the lack of masks in planning centers.
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