Access to Abortion Becoming Increasingly Difficult
Survey data from Le Planning Familial found 75% of women waited more than seven days for an appointment, despite the constitutional right to abortion.
- On Monday, the Family Planning Association released a survey showing abortion access in France is increasingly difficult, despite constitutional protections enacted on March 8, 2024.
- Shortages of trained professionals and medical deserts push waiting times beyond France's legal five-day limit, with three out of four women waiting more than seven days for appointments.
- Geographical inequalities remain the biggest barrier, cited by 89 percent of those surveyed, while 76 percent report lack of information and 60 percent note a lack of facilities or professionals.
- Family Planning Association President Sarah Durocher warns that if the 'conservative right' gains power, abortion access faces risks, urging an international campaign to protect rights through a 'cultural shift.'
- Durocher expressed concern that anti-abortion groups could exert influence over social networks and artificial intelligence, as the organization aims to extend the legal abortion limit from 14 to 22 weeks.
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French women face growing obstacles to abortion despite constitutional right
The right to terminate a pregnancy was formally enshrined in the French Constitution in 2024, but women are finding it harder to gain access due to geographical inequalities and lack of information but also rising prejudice, France's family planning movement has said.
The second barometer of the Family Planning on access to abortion in France highlights persistent difficulties: delays in access that lengthen, choice of method sometimes limited and accompaniment...
The Family Planning publishes the second edition of its barometer on abortion, two years after the constitutionalization of this right.
A barometer unveiled exclusively by France Inter on Monday, September 28th mentions more frequent obstacles than in 2024. The association calls for the abolition of the specific awareness clause on abortion.
Geographical fractures, lack of information, rising prejudices... On Monday, Family Planning unveils its barometer on the IVG and shows the observation of "path sown with obstacles" where access to this right deteriorates over the years.
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