Clément Beaune, Minister Delegate for Transport and member of the left wing of the majority, pleads, in an interview at The Obsfor legalization “in the future” of surrogacy (GPA), a measure not appearing in Emmanuel Macron’s program.
“Today, the deal is clear: surrogacy does not appear in the presidential and legislative contract that we signed with the French in the spring of 2022. This measure is not on the program, the president told the French. However, in the future, should we go further and legalize surrogacy? I think so, yes, ”says Clément Beaune to the weekly.
“That will not happen in this legislature”
“It’s not for now,” insists the minister. But “there are on the one hand so many suffering children and dysfunctional families, and on the other, so many couples who carry in their hearts a project of children”, he argues.
Second argument: “justice. Today, the French can in fact already have recourse to surrogacy. But not all the French! Only those who have the means to go abroad: to Canada, to the United States… The selection is made by money and contacts. Having our own framework and our own rules would be fairer and more protective. That will not happen in this legislature. But we must also dig ideas for tomorrow, ”explains this former adviser to Emmanuel Macron.
Do not lose “the compass of unity”
Asked about the recent outings of Gérald Darmanin, Clément Beaune pleads for the “unity” of the majority, as Elisabeth Borne recently did. “Before thinking of 2027, let’s first think of 2023 and 2024”, with the European elections in particular. “If by then we lose the compass of unity, we will smash,” he warns.
“That there are sensitivities that are expressed within our majority, mine or that of Gérald Darmanin, is a necessity: the overtaking wanted by Emmanuel Macron is anything but an erasure. But the ideas that are expressed must be within a common framework”, insists the Minister.