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MAINTENANCE. A bill aims to enshrine the right to abortion in the French Constitution. A heresy, according to lawyer François-Henri Briard.
For Me François-Henri Briard, including the right to abortion in the Constitution “would be a complete reversal of the values on which our civilization is based. »© ALLISON BAILEY / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP
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ofÉlisabeth Badinter to Emmanuel Macron via Barack Obama, the reactions of indignation have multiplied since the announcement of the decision rendered by the American Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 (Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization) on the right to abortion. This stop 213 pagesadopted by a majority of 6 votes to 3, reverses the case law Roe vs. Wade of 1973 which guaranteed women a “constitutional” right to perform an abortion (voluntary termination of pregnancy) throughout the country.
The judges of this now very conservative court believe that the right to abortion is not, historically, and even implicitly, guaranteed by the Constitution, and that, since 1973, no federal law has come to frame this question. The power to regulate…
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