French press review
In the spotlight: America of judges repeals the right to abortion
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The US Supreme Court revoked the right to abortion on June 24, 2022. © REUTERS / Evelyn Hockstein
By: Norbert Navarro
3 mins
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It's an "
earthquake
", estimates in One
Le Figaro
.
President Joe Biden and the majority of Congress may be Democrats, “
the power held in the United States by nine judges appointed for life supersedes theirs
”.
As this daily deplores, "
after half a century
", for women, the right to "
choose
" their maternity is "
erased
".
According to
Le Figaro
, there is no doubt that “
this will further widen the already abysmal gap between the
'two Americas',
conservative and liberal.
For the one who triumphs today, abortion is assimilated to assassination from conception, but one must be able to be armed without reason in the street since it is a constitutional right
”.
But that's how it is, and
Le Figaro
agrees, "
in an America where the political camps are unable to forge compromises, the judges have the last word
."
► To read also: Right to abortion in the United States: demonstrations in several cities
As
Le Parisien
points out , “
each State now has the right to prohibit or restrict access to abortion
(…)
Thirteen of them had already prepared
“trigger laws”
which are triggered automatically as soon as, or shortly after , the decision of the Supreme Court.
Missouri and South Dakota announced in the process that abortion was now illegal
.
Conversely, some states, such as California or Oregon, have also “
recalled their commitment to protecting the right to abortion
”, adds
Le Parisien
.
Which daily warns against “
other setbacks in the rights of women and minorities
, (…)
such as the right to contraception or marriage between people of the same sex
”.
Orpea, party!
These new elements on the Orpea scandal, named after these retirement homes where the residents were victims of ill-treatment.
Meanwhile, the executives of this company did not lack expensive entertainment.
A survey by Le
Parisien
reports “
high-level meetings
(…)
Each year, most often at the beginning of October, the group invites all the directors, regional directors and those from headquarters for a big meeting.
Between 400 and 500 people gathered for two to three days, in the sun, in a tourist hotspot a handful of flight hours from Paris (and) weekend(s) of relaxation and idleness in a sumptuous environment
» .
“
Heading to Athens and Mykonos in 2014, Marrakech the following year, Dubrovnik in 2016, Alicante in 2018 or, more recently in 2019, the island of Embiez, near Toulon
” (south of France, editor’s note), lists
Le Parisian.
"
It was majestic
," said a former director of an Orpea retirement home to this newspaper, describing parties "
with champagne and cocktails in the open bar, oysters, foie gras, fireworks... And it lasted all night long. if we wanted
(…)
Always in open bar and with a surprise guest.
And not just anyone
.
In addition to the singer
Patrick Bruel
,
this newspaper reports
the troupe of the musical Mamma Mia in 2014 in Mykonos, Mika in Dubrovnik in 2016, or
Calogero
in 2019, for example
”.
As Le Parisien
wants to believe
in view of these new revelations, “
at Orpea, the party is over
”.
Adjani, toxic affair
She too is a star.
She too is in turmoil: Isabelle Adjani has been indicted for "
fraud
".
According to the newspaper
Liberation
, the actress "
was
(…)
indicted for
" fraud "
in October 2020, in Paris
", following a complaint from an associate of Isabelle Adjani in October 2015. This daily also reports that alongside Adjani, “
Mimi Marchand, the queen of the paparazzi and the tabloid press, is suspected of “complicity in fraud
”.
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