STRAIGHT. IVG in the Constitution: the long-awaited sealing ceremony on March 8, Women’s Rights Day

“We have the right to have a choice! “, says Prisca Thévenot.

Government spokesperson Prisca Thévenot welcomed this Friday morning the enshrinement of the right to abortion in the Constitution. “Today this right will be enshrined in our Constitution by Emmanuel Macron. Thanks to everyone who made this possible,” she wrote on X, “we have the right to choose!” »

16 years ago, Rashida Dati performed a sealing ceremony.

Culture Minister Rachida Dati recalled on Friday morning that she held the last sealing ceremony in 2008, when she was justice minister under Nicolas Sarkozy. This was a constitutional revision aimed at modernizing institutions. “Today I can’t wait to see Eric Dupont-Moretti finally enshrine the right to abortion in our Constitution,” she wrote.

Women’s rights are ‘questioned every day’, Marine Le Pen says

“This day of March 8th reminds us that the rights of women, which we thought were finally won, are called into question every day,” writes Marine Le Pen, president of the RN group in the National Assembly, on X. “Faced with “With the development of multiculturalism, which encroaches on their freedoms, we must reimpose our civilizational values ​​everywhere and on everyone,” she writes.

“I think there are still a lot of clichés in politics,” says Elizabeth Bourne.

When you are prime minister, “you are constantly compared to male codes” because almost all of Matignon’s tenants were men, comes out this Friday morning RTL former Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne. “It’s about men” and they are “entirely interested in implementing masculine codes, thereby eliminating competition.” “In politics, I think there are still a lot of clichés,” she continues, “for example, in the names that were distributed instead of me in Matignon, I note that there were only names of men.” And more broadly in the world of work: “When you’re in a very masculine environment, it can prevent women from participating.”

Unions call for feminist strike

Several unions are calling for a feminist strike this Friday morning to mark Women’s Rights Day. “I am very happy about the March 8 strike and demonstrations! “, writes the Sud-Rail trade union. “March 8: feminist strike! ” also launches CGT. This Friday, the union registered more than 160 mobilizations and initiatives in France.

To take part in the ceremony, meet at 11:00 at Place Vendôme.

For those who would like to take part in the sealing ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on Friday at noon at the Place Vendôme (1st arrondissement of Paris), the Elysee Palace encourages the public to come there from 11 am.

What do we know about the sealing ceremony, prepared with great pomp?

Speech by Emmanuel Macron, press set up at Place Vendôme… It was decided to do everything possible to celebrate this Friday in Paris the inclusion in the main text of the “guaranteed freedom” to resort to voluntary termination of pregnancy.

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Welcome to the live broadcast of the ceremony to enshrine abortion in the Constitution.