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It is in a column in the newspaper Le Monde that many health professionals, supported by various personalities, demand emergency measures concerning the use of abortion during this period of confinement.

If in the United States, access to abortion is, once again questioned since the start of confinement, many health professionals are worried about the situation on the subject in France. Certain factors undermine women's rights regarding abortion. In a forum in the World, many health professionals specializing in abortion, claim that the limitation of travel confronts women wishing to resort to an intervention to a real problem. This is why the tribune explains that it wants to circumvent the current law, that is to make it more flexible, to make these emergency interventions more accessible in order to respect the movement restrictions: "To respect it as well as possible, we ask that minors be exempt from the 48-hour period currently imposed on them before their abortion and can benefit from an abortion following their first consultation."

In addition, the question also arises concerning the number and availability of nursing staff mainly mobilized in the fight against Covid-19. The only possible option, according to the forum published in The world, remains to broaden access to medical abortion: "To limit the demand on hospital teams, we would like abortions to be authorized by medication at home for up to nine weeks of amenorrhea, or seven weeks of pregnancy. This option is validated by the WHO and does not present any particular danger. " can we read.

"It is essential to protect the rights of women and maintain access to abortion"

In addition, the rostrum raised the risk regarding violence against women during confinement which: "makes it even more difficult for women living in a dangerous environment to have consultations. This leads to diagnostic delays and late requests" In some cases, women usually seek consultations abroad, but the current situation and the closing of borders make this option impossible today. This is why, the medical profession is requested to adjust the time limits for resorting to abortion: "These difficulties will force many women to keep their pregnancy against their will, endangering their autonomy and the future of children born under these conditions. We hope to be able, exceptionally during the period of confinement, to achieve aspirations until at 16 weeks of amenorrhea or 14 weeks of pregnancy. "

Among the signatories, there are personalities from the medical profession such as doctors Philippe Faucher, Maud Gelly, Ghada Hatem-Gantzer. Former ministers have also given their support to this platform which they consider essential: Laurence Rossignol, Marisol Touraine, Roselyne Bachelot, Najat-Vallaud-Belkacem, Yvette Roudy are mentioned but also the deputy Guillaume Gouffier Cha, the departmental advisor of Saint -Denis Mathieu Hanotin and even the mayor of the City of Paris Anne Hidalgo. The Maison des Femmes, based in Saint-Denis, thanked them for this common and necessary mobilization.

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