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Women in France rejoice over enshrined right to abortion

This week, women in France celebrated the newly enshrined right to abort their children.

The US was able to recognize that this right is not constitutional, and could only be if you rewrite the constitution. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, states have been able to decide their own abortion laws.

French president said: "we're sending a message to all women: your body belongs to you and no one can decide for you."

He added he "will not rest" until abortion is introduced to the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights. In a speech during the ceremony to mark this now constitutional right, he declared this is "freedom, a fight made up of tears, tragedies and broken destinies."

Yes, there are many broken destinies. They are broken because they were taken by abortion.

The Eiffel Tower lit up with the words "#My bodyMychoice." Women in France believe that this is a "victory."

Victory for whom, I wonder?
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This calls attention to how abortion=women's rights is oversimplified. France, the country from which "chauvinism" comes from, isn't really big on women's rights. The fact that this is now in the French constitution should wake some people up to how abortion is very much about men's interests
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@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP I think the state uses abortion as population control. It is beneficial when poor women get abortions, it is a way to save money. The state will still have enough workers to use, and they can bring in cheaper ones through immigration.

We also have it because "women's rights" has dictated policy, or because politicians have pretended it dictates policy. Women have never benefited from abortion, but a lot of them can't understand that.
@SW-User exactly! No one believes in a "woman's right to choose". That's just a canard. It's just about getting rid of inconvenient people while it's convenient to do so