So that is celebrated [September 28] The World Right to Abortion Day, inequalities of access to abortion persist, even strengthen. Access to this right for many women remains fragile, as can illustrate the recent decision of the US Supreme Court, returned on June 24, 2022 on the ROE VS Wade judgment. This backtrack should lead half of the United States to prohibit or highly limit the voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion), a situation that shocks and questions the fragility of this right, beyond the borders of this country. Indeed, within Europe, several countries limit, prohibit, even punish, abortion. Abortion is however a fundamental right, directly linked to individual freedom, to equality between women and men and, more than anything, necessary for the emancipation of women.
In France, in reaction to the decision of the American Supreme Court, several parliamentary groups have seized this subject, proposing to include the right to abortion in the Constitution in order to sanctuarize it. If constitutionalizing abortion would be a strong act, it could remain symbolic if the problems of access to abortion are not resolved. Indeed, access to abortion is today threatened in our country: the number of health establishments carrying out abortion continues to decrease due to hospital restructuring and maternity closings and the tension areas are increasing . We also note that drug abortion is increasingly imposed, despite the right that women have to choose the abortion method. Each year, from 3,000 to 5,000 women leave abroad abroad, revealing deficiencies in the organization of the courses.
To respond to these concrete issues, French law evolves, as illustrated by the law aimed at strengthening the right to abortion, adopted in March 2022. This law bears in particular 12 to 14 weeks the right to Voluntary termination of pregnancy, abolishes the two-day reflection period after psychosocial interview and provides for publication by regional directories of directories identifying professionals and structures practicing abortion
Furthermore, it also required the government to give the Parliament a balance sheet of the application of legislation on the offense of obstacle to abortion and the effectiveness of the women’s access system to abortion within six months of the publication of the law. To date, these balance sheets have not been returned.
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