Elisabeth Borne announced on Wednesday July 6 in an interview with
Elle
that she had seized the National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE) for clarification on the concept of consent during gynecological examinations, after an investigation aimed at a member of her government on this subject.
Secretary of State for Development Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, a gynecologist by profession, a recognized specialist in endometriosis, is under investigation after two complaints for rape and a third for "
violence
" filed in recent weeks.
Without commenting "
on this specific case
", the Prime Minister affirms that it is necessary "to
treat the subject
" when there are "
women who come out of medical examinations having suffered and with the feeling of not having been respected
" .
“
But I also hear a certain number of doctors who have expressed themselves to say that we had to be careful with the words used, in particular with the term rape
”, adds Ms. Borne, who judges “
very important, when there are intrusive examinations, to take the time to obtain consent
”.
Read alsoChrysoula Zacharopoulou considers the accusations of rape of which she is the subject “unacceptable”
The head of government therefore seized, in a letter dated Monday, the CCNE, for, she writes, to have "
an in-depth reflection on the concept of consent in the specific context of gynecological examinations
", specified those around her.
"
These recommendations
", expected in the fall, "
should make it possible to better guide professionals in the exercise of their mission, while meeting the expectations and legitimate concern of patients as to respect for their will and their integrity
", adds Elisabeth Borne.
In Elle
magazine
, the Prime Minister points out that the case of Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, who remained in government, and that of the ousted Damien Abad, who is also the subject of an investigation for attempted rape, are "
two different subjects
.
In the case of Damien Abad, “
there is a duty to set an example
”, justifies Élisabeth Borne in Elle.
“
Politicians or officials are not simply expected not to be criminally reprehensible.
We expect them to be exemplary
”.
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