Judgment Roe v. Wade: between concern and anger in Quebec

Hours after six of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, who no longer guarantees abortion as a right protected by the American constitution, the organization SOS Grossesse, which accompanies women who go through a pregnancy process, does not hide its disappointment and anger.

It is very sad. It’s a kind of bereavement, in that people in the United States who face an unplanned pregnancy will have to go through a lot of legwork to access an abortion if it’s their choice.admits the director general of the organization, Sylvie Pedneault.

of backwardnesssays Guilbault

The Deputy Premier of Quebec, Geneviève Guilbault, does not hesitate to fiercely criticize the legal position taken by the Supreme Court.

For me, the possibility that people can take away a woman’s right to an abortion after 15 weeks is backwardness and I can’t believe that a normally evolved country in 2022 is going to condone that.did she say.

The MNA for Louis-Hébert wants to be reassuring, however: a law revoking the right to abortion would never pass in Quebec.

We must not confirm that people who think we have the right to prevent a woman from having an abortion in 2022 are right, they are wrongshe explains.

Far from the United States, but…

Even if he thinks that we are far from the United States Regarding the right to abortion, the mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand, cannot help but be frightened by the decision rendered earlier on Friday.

If we don’t talk about it, if we don’t remember why it’s important, if we don’t remember that here, we made the choice that the woman was master in her body and was master in her decisions and that it was not up to a man, that it was not up to a community to decide for her, there are chances that people feel clear of disgusting women on Facebook, of disgusting women in abortion clinics, to disgust women when they make that choice, to ostracize them and that is a dangerthinks the mayor.

This kind of behavior is however very present, at the present time, in Quebec, says SOS Grossesse.

In the past few weeks, at SOS Grossesse, we have received calls from people who shouted insults at us, who told us that we were killing babiesadds Ms. Pedneault.

Between misinformation and limited accessibility

If the situation reminds Sylvie Pedneault how lucky she is to live in a country that has no intention of restricting access to abortion, she nevertheless admits that a lot of work remains to be done.

Already, currently, we have problems accessing the abortion pill or even access points to have an abortionshe says.

There is therefore still a long way to go, believes the organization, whether in relation to the training offered to health professionals, access points or information.

It is on this last point that the battle is currently raging, says Ms. Pedneault.

The anti-choice movement is growing and it’s giving it legitimacy and it’s scaring ussays the CEO.

The organization will also take part in a demonstration organized by the Federation of Quebec for the planning of births (FQPN), this Sunday, in support of American women.

With the collaboration of Marie-Pier Mercier and Alexane Drolet