The President of the Malagasy National Assembly participated in the Summit of Presidents of Parliamentary Assembly around the world, which was held on March 6 and 7 in France.
The deputy of Madagascar elected in the district of Ambatofinandrahana and no less president of the National Assembly (PAN) of Madagascar expressed her opinions on the question relating to abortion outside the territory of the country, as part of her participation in the first Summit of Presidents of Parliamentary Assembly in the world which took place a few days ago in France. Guest on the set of the show “ It is in your interest » from the French television channel LCP, last Wednesday, Christine Razanamahasoa was questioned by political journalist Myriam Encaoua on the proposal to legalize abortion for women victims of rape, the main message of the joint declaration of the 21 leaders of parliamentary assembly. From the outset, the PAN responded to the journalist and announced that “ For Madagascar, it’s a bit special. We have a certain specificity, it is the fact that Madagascar is a Christian and practicing country. It is therefore still quite delicate to talk about abortion. There are churches and Islam which are against it. It’s quite sensitive”.
Marathon. It would be appropriate to make women’s freedom to have an abortion the main message both on the occasion of the first Summit in question and on World Women’s Rights Day. For Christine Razanamahasoa, the proposal to legalize abortion “ makes think » because there “ has arguments and that there was a long fight of 50 years behind “. The PAN referring to the struggles of the French humanist philosopher Simone Weil. Returning to the case of Madagascar, the parliamentarian suggests strengthening the debates. According to his explanations, it would be appropriate to “ carry out an intense awareness campaign and broad debates.” Like the process that took place in France and other countries, Christine Razanamahasoa recommends “ to have a lot of patience, self-sacrifice and an art of persuasion ».
José Belalahy
