The Senate voted on Wednesday for the inclusion of abortion in the Constitution without modification, removing the last doubts surrounding the final adoption of this historic reform during a Congress which will meet in Versailles on Monday.
Since then, reactions have multiplied to welcome a historic decision.
“We are writing History,” reacts rebellious MP Mathilde Panot on X.
“The last lock has blown.
France will become the first state in the world to guarantee the right to abortion.
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“The Senate voted against the amendments of the LR The way is open for a vote in Congress so that the Constitution guarantees the freedom for women to resort to abortion Great victory on the eve of March 8,” writes Marie-Christine Vergiat, former MEP and vice-president of the Human Rights League.
#IVG The Senate voted against the LR amendments
The way is open for a vote in Congress so that the Constitution guarantees the freedom for women to resort to abortion
Great victory on the eve of March 8 pic.twitter.com/SKLl8XdmB4
— MC Vergiat (@MCVergiat) February 28, 2024
“Just immense happiness!
I dedicate this vote to the millions of women around the world who are denied this right.
The fight continues for them, with them,” reacts Senator Laurence Rossignol, former Minister of Family and President of the Women’s Assembly.