French President Emmanuel Macron spoke this Friday for include abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union after the French parliament defended the right to abortion in the French constitution last Monday, voting to enshrine the right as “guaranteed freedom”.

“The seal of our Republic completes long struggle for freedom“Said the French President during his speech on the occasion of International Women’s Day. At an event where he paid tribute to women, Macron noted that “for too many years, the fate of women has been determined by others.”

Thus, he noted that the decision to amend the Constitution is responsible context of “regression” regarding women’s rights. “Because the unthinkable happened, we had to fix the irreversible,” said Macron, who praised the work of deputies from all factions, but also from feminist activists.

“The failures of our time have made him necessity and urgency“He assured, according to the network Information about France. “Today is not the end of the story, This is the start of the fight“, he emphasized, before concluding that he wants this “guaranteed freedom” to be included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the social bloc.

Moreover, he noted that this “universal struggle” considering that “progress for women’s rights is progress for human rights” and spoke about “a victory that cannot be erased”.