The French parliament held a joint session of both chambers – the National Assembly and the Senate – in which they gave their final approval to include the right to abortion in the Magna Carta.
Last Monday, the French parliament held a joint session of both chambers – the National Assembly and the Senate – in which they gave their final approval to include the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first state in the world to take this step takes. step.
The National Assembly gave the measure a “green light” in late January, putting the ball in the court of a right-wing controlled Senate that feared the proposal could be derailed. However, last week the Senate also voted in favor of protecting termination of pregnancy at constitutional level.
Following this step, the President of France, Emmanuel Macronquickly stepped up to celebrate the news and convene for this Monday the so-called Congress of Parliament, a joint session of both chambers to discuss constitutional revisions when the referendum is not used.
The Congress of Parliament, which consists of a total of 925 members – 348 senators and 577 deputies – has given a definitive ‘green light’ to the measure with a total of 780 supportsas announced by the President of the French National Assembly, Yael Braun-Pivet.
Shortly after hearing the news, President Macron launched a publication on his social networks in which he praised “French pride” for sending a “universal message” and called on the population to participate in the ceremony of approval of law at constitutional level.
The president has announced that next Friday international Women’s DayThe central Parisian square of Vendome will host “the first sealing ceremony (of a constitutional right) open to the public.” “Let us celebrate together the arrival of a new freedom guaranteed in the Constitution,” he said.
The decision to constitutionally protect abortion has led to disagreements within French society. This same Monday, a group of anti-abortion activists has gathered in the vicinity of the Palace of Versailles, where the Congress of Parliament was held, under the motto ‘I was also an embryo’.
Source: EITB
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