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The President of the National Assembly widely welcomed the vote of Congress bringing abortion into the Constitution. However, 6 years ago she was categorically opposed to it.
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Yaël Braun-Pivet did not skimp on Monday to solemnize the entry of abortion into the Constitution. “This historic vote honors us. Through this strong act, France reconnects with its universalism. tweeted the President of the Assembly, adding in front of the cameras : “There was a lot of emotion because I kept thinking about these words from Simone Veil, who apologized for speaking in front of a hemicycle almost exclusively composed of men. It is very moving to be the first woman president of the Assembly but [aussi] to chair a Congress, on this subject, on this freedom.”
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Stating that his daughters were present in the hemicycle, “one of whom could not help shedding tears”, Braun-Pivet also welcomed: “The world has changed, society has evolved, and we see it in a tangible way, in action by what we have just done, but also by who carried out this reform: women in the Assembly, women in the Senate. »
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