According to the organizers, 200,000 people would be expected early Sunday afternoon in front of the Senate in Paris to protest against the opening of medically assisted procreation (PMA) to all women. In the midst of a debate on the bioethics bill in the National Assembly, activists from the Manif for All and some twenty other associations, gathered under the label "Marchons Enfants", called for a march.
"The PMA is the flagship measure of the bill," said Pascale Morinière, president of Catholic Families Associations and participants in the event at the microphone of Europe 1. "But there is also the issue of the creation of single-parent families and gametes from reprogrammable cells, a whole bunch of shocking drifts that hurt the conscience of many French people. "
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The Manif for all had gathered up to 1.4 million people
Opponents of the revision of the laws of bioethics hope to mobilize as much as during the demonstrations against the marriage for all in 2013. That year, in the spring, the collective of the Manif for all had gathered up to 1.4 million people according to the organizers (300,000 according to the police).
"These debates will continue for many months, so the future is not written in advance and it is expected that the law is finally voted to conclude," said Pascale Morinière. On 9 October, the first reading of the Bioethics Law in the National Assembly will be completed. It will be necessary to wait until October 15 for the solemn vote of the law.