The revocation of the right to abortion by the Supreme Court of the United States is a "
dangerous signal
" and also threatens the rights of women "
in the rest of the world and even in France
", estimated Friday June 24 the French associations of defense of the right to abortion.
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This decision will have “
disastrous” consequences for American women
, but also sends “
a dangerous signal which reinforces the supporters of anti-abortion movements
” elsewhere in the world, thus judged the High Council for Equality (HCE) in a press release. .
"
This fundamental right remains threatened by the reactionary currents, which deploy a constant work of liberticide lobby including within the European Union
", continues the HCE.
In Poland, abortion is virtually prohibited, and in France, many "
disinformation sites (on the internet) come close to the offense of obstruction
", he lamented.
"
To guard against any attempt to hinder women's rights
", it is urgent "
to include the right to abortion in our French Constitution
", as well as in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, has advocated the High Council, an independent consultative body reporting to the Prime Minister.
Calculated effort by conservative extremists
Late Friday afternoon, around fifty people gathered at the Place de la République in Paris to defend the right to abortion.
The demonstration, at the call of several feminist and leftist organizations, had been planned before the announcement of the Supreme Court's decision.
The participants carried signs proclaiming in English “
Solidarity for our American sisters
”, “
yes, our body belongs to us
”, or even “
USA: weapons have more rights than our vaginas
”, noted an AFP journalist.
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Planned Parenthood deplored on Twitter “
a concerted and calculated global effort by conservative extremists
”.
For the president of the Anne-Cécile Mailfert Women's Foundation, "
conservatives in ambush, we also see them at home
".
“
It would be enough for France to have a parliament with a conservative majority, and abortion could be banned
,” this feminist activist told AFP.
To remedy this “
fragility
”, “
we must constitutionalize this right, we have been asking for it for a long time
”, she added.