Fifty years after the 343 manifesto on abortion, a new forum defends the cause of women
In Paris, on November 25, 1972, a demonstration organized by the MLF to demand “free and free abortion and contraception”.
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Fifty years after the “343 manifesto”, 343 French personalities today publish, on April 4, in the “
Journal du Dimanche
”
a new forum to demand the extension of the legal time limits for access to abortion.
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It was 50 years ago, April 5, 1971. 343 women, famous or anonymous, admitted having aborted illegally and asked for the legalization of abortion.
A manifesto which was a major step in France on
the road to the right to abortion
.
Today, 343 French personalities are mobilizing again for this cause.
The singer Vanessa Paradis, the actress Isabelle Carré or even the former minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem signed
this column published this Sunday in the
JDD
.
"
Patriarchy slows down our choices
"
“
We have not yet acquired full ownership of our bodies.
The patriarchy slows down our choices
”, they write, demanding the extension of the legal periods of access to abortion.
Today, the deadline for an abortion is 12 weeks pregnant and makes women dependent on doctors in the first place, who decide if there is a medical reason to terminate a pregnancy beyond that.
Also dependent on their "
socio-economic situation
", still judge the signatories of this appeal because those who have the means will have abortions abroad.
Two more weeks don't change a thing
Last February, a bill to extend this period to 14 weeks revived debates, including within the medical community.
Israel Nisand, president of the National College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians, had also spoken out against.
According to him, the size of the fetus would make the procedure complicated.
An opinion that does not share the National Consultative Ethics Committee and many doctors, for whom two more weeks do not change anything.
The text finally had to be withdrawn in
the
face of
the avalanche of amendments tabled by the right.
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