An estimated 42,000 protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday, peacefull...
Protesters demonstrate against a reform bill that will widen access to medically assisted procreation to lesbian couples and single women, in Paris, France, October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
The bioethics law, which has cleared its first reading in parliament, would lift the current restriction limiting in vitro fertilization to heterosexual couples. Those protests peaked in January 2013 with a demonstration attended by some 340,000 people, according to police estimates at the time, with organizers claiming 1 million.
This time, however, the measures have clear public backing, with polls reporting 65-68% support among voters. The Catholic church, while critical of the bill, has also refrained from directly encouraging protests.
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