The most famous of French monuments had reserved a “special sparkle” at the time of the historic vote of the Congress this Monday, March 4. While the crowd gathered at Place du Trocadéro exulted after the announcement of the result, the Iron Lady projected on her first floor of messages recalling the right of women to control their bodies.
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IVG enshrined in the Constitution
They marched one by one. In French, English and Spanish. Messages marking the inclusion of abortion in the French Constitution, a world first, were displayed on the Eiffel Tower a few minutes after the vote of the Congress meeting in Versailles this Monday, March 4. “#MyBodyMyChoice”, “my body, my choice”, “#IVGConstitution”, “#LegalAbortion”could we read in particular on the first floor of the most famous French monument.
Accustomed to sparkling every first five minutes of each hour after dark, the Iron Lady deviated from the rule for a “special sparkle” at the time of voting at 6:49 p.m. Present on site, AFP reports that purple smoke bombs were set off on the Trocadéro esplanade, on the other side of the Seine, where a giant screen had been installed to follow this exceptional session of Parliament at the Château de Versailles.
Jubilation at the Trocadéro
Among the crowd gathered at the Trocadéro, “people of all ages, the majority of whom are women”note l’AFP. “The belt, never again”, “March 4 we make history” or even “V for victory”, could we read on the signs of feminist activists. It was together that they heard the President of the National Assembly Yaël-Braun Pivet pronounce the results. This Monday, 780 deputies and senators approved the introduction to article 34 of the basic text of the sentence: “The law determines the conditions under which the freedom guaranteed to women to have recourse to a voluntary termination of pregnancy is exercised.” Only 72 parliamentarians voted against.
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