Éric Dupond-Moretti puts the seal of the Republic on the law

Introduced by the Director of Civil Affairs and the Seal, the Minister of Justice turned the pendulum of the press to affix on a wax cake which had been previously heated, the seal of the Republic on the original of the constitutional law.

Under the smiles and laughter, Éric Dupond-Moretti performed with all his strength. Before being greeted by a round of applause.

The President of the Republic has just arrived at Place Vendôme with his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

In a few minutes, he will begin his speech. The opportunity for him to recall his record for the cause of women.

A few thousand people gathered at Place Vendôme. The 925 parliamentarians were invited as well as several feminist associations.

The French were also invited to join the ceremony.

“I could not imagine that on this day of March 8 I would not be able to come. I find that it is very important for the world, for France and for women to come and support this initiative,” declared a spectator to our microphone.

“I’m going to have a hard time holding back a few tears,” she adds.

After signing the text constitutionalizing abortion on Monday March 4, just after the vote, Yaël Braun Pivet arrived at Place Vendôme.

This law of March 8 will be promulgated this Saturday, March 9 in the Official Journal.

Although the inclusion of abortion in the French Constitution will consolidate this right, the possibility of terminating an unwanted pregnancy remains unequal in France.

“What worries me is the lack of effectiveness of abortion in France”, explains Marie Coquille Chambel, co-founder of the Relève feminist collective on our channel which recalls the shortages of abortion pills, the lack of resources of Family Planning as well as territorial inequalities.

The latest figures from the Department of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (Drees) show a recourse rate which can range from 11.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 49 in the Pays de la Loire to 22.6 in Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur.

Read our article.

For this March 8, here is a non-exhaustive list of gender inequalities and continuing violence:

– Wages: For equivalent working hours, women working in the private sector still receive an average net salary 14.8% lower than that of men. Read the BFM Business article

> At the current rate, equal pay between men and women will be achieved in 2069. Read the BFM Business article

– Sexual violence: in 2023, 117,000 victims filed complaints in France for sexual violence. Of those who managed to file a complaint, 85% were women. And 57% of complaints concerned minors. Find our summary

– Mental load: The mental burden still largely concerns mothers. Part-time, short working days, many women would like to share tasks more with their partner. See our testimonial video

> Numbers: 31% of mothers waive their employment conditions for their children, compared to 5% of fathers. 16% of mothers report being unemployed because of children compared to 4% of fathers among all couples.

The former Minister of Justice under Nicolas Sarkozy said she was “impatient” to discover the ceremony on March 8 to seal abortion in the Constitution.

About fifteen years earlier, on the occasion of the law to modernize the institutions of the Fifth Republic, on July 23, 2008, it was Rachida Dati who sealed a modification of the Constitution.

16 years ago I was given the opportunity to perform an exceptional democratic and symbolic act: seal the revised Constitution.

On X, she shared archive images of this moment, relayed by the TF1 newspaper presented by Laurence Ferrari at the time.

Éric Dupond-Moretti published on X the seals which will mark the text of abortion in the Constitution a little later in the morning.

“The Seals of the Republic are ready!”, the Minister of Justice exclaimed on X.

“For women. For their freedoms. For History. For France,” adds the Minister of Justice.

At 12:40 p.m. at Place Vendôme, Éric Dupond-Moretti will turn the press to mark the original text of the constitutionalization of abortion.

Singer Catherine Ringer will perform the national anthem during the ceremony to seal the inclusion of abortion in the Constitution, this Friday March 8 at Place Vendôme. The singer of Rita Mitsouko will perform The Marseillaise during this event.

Read our article.

Firstly, the President of the Republic will pay tribute to 10 illustrious women who, through their militant struggle, made it possible to have abortion constitutionalized. Among them of course, we find Olympe de Gouge, Gisèle Halimi and Simone de Beauvoir.

Emmanuel Macron plans to put flowers on their tomb. Find our full article. Then at 12:10 p.m. the President of the Republic will give a speech. The sealing itself will be carried out by the Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti at 12:40 p.m.

To understand everything about this ceremony, consult our article.

Hello everyone! Very happy International Women’s Rights Day.

On this Friday, March 8, the Élysée is organizing a sealing ceremony at Place Vendôme to modify the Constitution by adding “the guaranteed freedom of women to have recourse to abortion”. For the first time, its proceedings will be public, according to the wishes of the President of the Republic.

After the historic vote of Congress in Versailles on Monday, Emmanuel Macron intends to reap the fruits of the work of his government and parliamentarians. From 11 a.m. this morning, anonymous or not, will be able to start going there via rue de la Paix.