Following in the footsteps of France, Sumar wants to promote the inclusion of the right to free interruption of pregnancy in the Constitution, as France has just done.
With a powerful image of unity, the representatives of the plurinational group have appeared together in the press room of Congress to explain the start of their initiative in the week of the celebration of Women’s Day in Spain on March 8: ” “The Constitution must fully protect the freedom and equality of women.”
The person in charge of formalizing the initiative has been the leader of the commons, Aina Vidal, with Yolanda Díaz on her right. Visibly moved by remembering the women who have fought for this right and in whose fight they have even lost their lives, Vidal has placed French society as “light and illustration” and has urged Spanish society to pick up the baton. “Being a mother is an option, not an obligation. And not being one does not make us worse women or worse people,” she confirmed coinciding with International Women’s Day.
Despite the reluctance that the PP has expressed in times prior to the abortion law, the Sumar deputies trust that those of Alberto Núñez Feijóo will join the fight for this achievement although, they have added, the initiative is in a initial phase with which to simply “open the debate”.
Those of the Popular Party are not the only reluctance. Sumar will also have to battle with the PSOE. As confirmed by the Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo, this morning, Spain will not address this debate because a consensus is required that is not currently present in Parliament.
“The Constitution is very demanding when it comes to modifying fundamental rights and requires conditions that do not exist right now,” explained the also Secretary of Equality of the socialist party.
