Several hundred people demonstrated in Paris on Saturday.for the protection of abortion rightsaround the world in response to the conservative United States Supreme Court questioning abortion.
The Parisian march was led by Suzy Rojtman, a member of the collective.Abortion in Europe. Women decide“, causes a”shock wave“. He is afraid that givenThe importance of the United States in the world“The right to abortion is regressing”.everywhere“and”countries are inspired by the United States to deny this fundamental right“.
Still in Paris, where about 1,500 people marched, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a 16-year-old girl, Tais, showed a sign.130 abortion centers were closed in 15 years(In France, editor’s note). He is worried about Asnowball effect“.
The United States Supreme Court on June 24 ended the federal legal guarantee of abortion nationwide. Now the 50 states must decide on abortion. Half of them, according to the Guttmacher Institute, (especially in the south and center) have already banned or are considering doing so.
With gallows painted red at arm’s length, protesters, including men and very young women, marched chanting “Free and free abortion from New York to Paris” or “Abortion, we fought to win, we will fight to keep“.
“Abortion saves lives“, “Keep your laws from my flesh(Take your laws from my body)Leave the ladies alone for once“Can we read on participants’ signs? Most were written in English.
As well as “We want abortion according to the Constitution“, referring to the bills enshrining that right in the French Constitution.
Organized at the call of the collective”Abortion in Europe. Women decideAround thirty demonstrations, joined by many feminist associations, unions and political parties, drew a total of around 6,500 people across France, according to the interior ministry.
Fragile right
The demonstration in Bordeaux also had several hundred people (according to the police, 400, according to the organizers, 1,000).
“It is not only the right to abortion, but also the right to freely dispose of our bodies. It is a fundamental right that applies not only to France, but to women all over the world.– says Johanna Tilsche-Jean –artist and mother“.
For Nicole Blatt, a retired nurse and member of Gironde Family Planning, “Abortion law (Ed in France) has always been fragile“, how “its application“.
In Strasbourg, more than 300 people, according to the prefecture, took the direction of the American consulate. And in Toulouse, several dozen people, especially women, gathered under the slogan:We are proud, women, radical and angry.“.
“In France, we are not outside the world. You have to be careful”, explains Sandra Cassagno, 49 years old. the french”have more and more difficultiesshould care for abortion.
“We are particularly mobilized on the issue of resources allocated to abortion centers, a specific provision of conscience that can use the medical staff and workload of hospital specialties.“, notes Lea Vedy, a spokeswoman for Rhone Family Planning in Lyon.
During the march (500 people according to the prefecture, 800 according to the organizers), the demonstrators placed red-painted hangers on the ground, which are symbols of clandestine abortions.
In Marseille, protesters joined a pride march that drew 12,000 people, according to the prefecture. Pride regular Philip Murcia, 48, said to himself:very concerned to see a divided society like the United States now attacking women’s rights, rights that we thought were won“.
Source: Le Figaro
