The president of France Emmanuel Macron stated today that he is in favor of it constitutional recognition of the right to abortionan action she claimed would be a “sign of solidarity” with women around the world.

Macron made the announcement today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, at a ceremony in honor of French feminist and lawyer Giselle Alimi, who died in 2020 at the age of 93. Alimi, who was born in Tunisia, passionately defended women’s right to abortion.

“I hope that the power of this message will help us to amend our Constitution and enshrine in it the freedom of women to seek an abortion (…) so that nothing prevents or abolishes something that will be irreversible,” he added. the French president.

In this way, “a message of solidarity will be sent to all women who today see this freedom of theirs being crushed”, he emphasized.

Both Houses of the French Parliament have already voted in favor of enshrining the right to abortion in the Constitution. However, the Senate speaks of “freedom” and the National Assembly of the “right” to abortion.

Macron said a bill to amend the Constitution would be tabled within the next few months.

In a historic trial, in 1972, Alimi won the acquittal of a minor who was on trial for having an abortion after she became pregnant by rape.