Inclusion of abortion in the Constitution: Amnesty International says more resources are needed

While the project was presented to the Council of Ministers on Tuesday 12 December and will have to be discussed during a Congress in March 2024, the law to be voted on to include abortion in the Constitution is highly commented on by human rights associations .

If there is consensus to welcome this initiative, for Amnesty International for example, for whom the project constitutes a ” positive sign “, this is still not enough.

Still ” difficult access to safe abortion » second in France

This Thursday 14 December on Mouv’, Lola Schulmannresponsible for the defense of the rights of women and gender minorities on behalf of the NGO, stated that this inclusion in the Constitution must be “accompanied by transport” to defend abortion in France. According to her, even today “It is difficult to access a safe, secure and timely abortion ” In France.

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So, on Mouv”s microphone, he says he wants it “Ensure there are no abortion centers closing in remote areas » to avoid women “travel hundreds of kilometers » be able to benefit from an abortion. But also prevent the closure of centers during the summer period, so that women are not bound by the legal deadline for abortion, which is 14 weeks in France.

Lola Schulmann also wants ways to improve sex education in middle and high schools: “All young people must have access to sexuality education, with safe, reliable and verified information » he insists.

However, she is happy to see that midwives will soon be able to perform abortions in hospitals. Lola Schulmann says hello “all measures that tend to ensure that abortion is a normal and classical medical procedure” and desire “ demystify abortion “.

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