{"id":4801,"date":"2022-07-01T10:26:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T14:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/news-and-stories\/sierra-leone-decriminalization\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:07:53","slug":"sierra-leone-decriminalization","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/fr\/news-and-stories\/sierra-leone-decriminalization\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00f2s Feminista c\u00e9l\u00e8bre la d\u00e9p\u00e9nalisation de l'avortement en Sierra Leone"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4801","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_format-statements","issue_tax-legal-abortion","issue_legacy-abortion","location-sierra-leone"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"article_type":false,"article_format":44,"authors":"","add_button":false,"button_type":"link","button":"","download":"","download_button_text":"","featured_image":3620},"sidebar":{"issues":{"title":"Questions prioritaires","issues":[34]},"locations":{"title":"Localisation","locations":[168]},"partners":{"title":"Partenaires","partners":""}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero_article","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_hero_article":{"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"New York, NY<\/strong> - Aujourd'hui, \u00e0 Freetown, en Sierra Leone, le pr\u00e9sident Julius Maada Bio a annonc\u00e9 qu'il soutenait la loi sur la maternit\u00e9 sans risques et la sant\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9sique. Cette loi, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9dig\u00e9e et approuv\u00e9e par le cabinet, va maintenant \u00eatre soumise \u00e0 l'approbation du Parlement. Cette loi est cruciale car elle annulera une interdiction stricte des avortements qui remonte \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque coloniale et contribuera \u00e0 r\u00e9duire le taux de mortalit\u00e9 maternelle de la Sierra Leone, qui est actuellement de le plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 au monde<\/a>.\n\nIn response to this exceptional moment, which marks another victory for feminist movements for reproductive rights across the Global South, leaders from F\u00f2s Feminista, a global feminist alliance of over 170 organizations organizing for sexual and reproductive rights, released the below statements.\n\nFadekemi (Kemi) Akinfaderin<\/a>, co-responsable du plaidoyer mondial de F\u00f2s Feminista, a partag\u00e9 son point de vue en tant que militante et dirigeante f\u00e9ministe vivant en Zambie :\n
\u201cEn tant que d\u00e9fenseur des droits et de la justice en mati\u00e8re de sexualit\u00e9 et de procr\u00e9ation en Afrique depuis plus de 20 ans, je suis ravi de voir le pr\u00e9sident Bio annoncer la loi sur la maternit\u00e9 sans risques aujourd'hui, \u00e0 l'occasion de la conf\u00e9rence de l'Union europ\u00e9enne sur la maternit\u00e9 sans risques. Conf\u00e9rence africaine sur la sant\u00e9 et les droits sexuels<\/a> in Freetown. As its name suggests, Freetown was founded by people who were formerly enslaved and came to Sierra Leone to build a community where they could enjoy the safety, equity, and freedom they deserve. Today\u2019s announcement fulfills one part of that promise as women and other pregnant people will now have the right and freedom to access the information, medications, and accompaniment they need to terminate a pregnancy safely.\n\n\u201cWhile we see the United States backsliding in protecting their citizens\u2019 sexual and reproductive rights, feminist movements in the Global South, including here in Sierra Leone, are decriminalizing abortion and advancing gender and reproductive justice. I\u2019m hopeful today\u2019s announcement gives activists in the U.S., and especially Black women given the shared history, a restored faith that change is possible and progress can be made.\u201d<\/blockquote>\nGiselle Carino<\/a>, directeur ex\u00e9cutif de F\u00f2s Feminista, a expliqu\u00e9 comment ce moment s'inscrit dans le mouvement plus large en faveur des droits g\u00e9n\u00e9siques :\n
\u201cLa Sierra Leone rejoint B\u00e9nin<\/a>, Cap Vert<\/a>, le R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/a>et Kenya<\/a> as the latest African nation to make a crucial stride forward in protecting the basic human rights of women and people who can get pregnant by decriminalizing abortion care. This victory for abortion rights demonstrates the raw strength of global feminist movements. Despite recent setbacks in the United States, feminist movements are stronger than ever and ready to persevere in the global struggle for democracy and reproductive justice.\n\n\u201cIt is not lost on us that this victory comes days after the United States\u2019 Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. We recognize the global impact of the United States\u2019 policies and funding in setting a global agenda and shaping policies far beyond its borders \u2014 the R\u00e8gle du b\u00e2illon mondiale<\/a> is a clear example of what this looks like. Nevertheless, those determined to advance reproductive justice will never relent\u2014not in the face of the United States\u2019 faltering leadership, and, as we\u2019ve seen in Sierra Leone, not in the face of interlocking issues of colonialism, racism, and harmful practices against women.\n\n\u201cWe are thrilled to be able to celebrate this historic moment with our feminist ally Purposeful and the coalition of organizations that led this change in Sierra Leone.\u201d<\/blockquote>\nL'annonce a \u00e9t\u00e9 faite \u00e0 l'occasion de la 10e Conf\u00e9rence africaine sur la sant\u00e9 et les droits sexuels et g\u00e9n\u00e9siques<\/a>, Cette conf\u00e9rence a \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9e par Purposeful avec le soutien de F\u00f2s Feminista pour r\u00e9unir des organisations f\u00e9ministes et de d\u00e9fense des droits des femmes de tout le continent africain afin de discuter, entre autres, de l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'avortement. Lors de cette conf\u00e9rence, les partenaires de F\u00f2s Feminista ont lanc\u00e9 un nouveau bandana de lib\u00e9ration africaine<\/a> pour repr\u00e9senter la lutte pour l'autonomie corporelle, l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'avortement et les droits reproductifs en solidarit\u00e9 avec d'autres mouvements dans le monde.\n

####<\/strong><\/p>\nF\u00f2s Feminista est une alliance f\u00e9ministe internationale centr\u00e9e sur la sant\u00e9, les droits et la justice en mati\u00e8re de sexualit\u00e9 et de procr\u00e9ation pour les femmes, les filles et les personnes de sexe diff\u00e9rent. Avec plus de 170 organisations locales \u00e0 travers le monde, nous nous engageons dans les domaines de la sant\u00e9, de l'\u00e9ducation et de la d\u00e9fense des droits pour faire avancer notre programme. Il s'agit notamment de fournir des services de sant\u00e9 sexuelle et g\u00e9n\u00e9sique et de mettre en \u0153uvre des strat\u00e9gies communautaires qui rendent les soins de sant\u00e9 sexuelle et g\u00e9n\u00e9sique plus accessibles aux femmes, aux filles et aux autres personnes en marge de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Nous proposons \u00e9galement aux jeunes une \u00e9ducation sexuelle compl\u00e8te et prodiguons des soins aux victimes de violences sexistes. Nous nous tenons aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de nos partenaires dans la rue, devant les tribunaux et dans d'autres espaces de plaidoyer, en tant que voix f\u00e9ministe sans \u00e9quivoque, r\u00e9sistant \u00e0 l'injustice et plaidant pour l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et les droits g\u00e9n\u00e9siques au niveau local et mondial.<\/em>","":null,"anchor_id":""}}]},"yoast_head":"\nF\u00f2s Feminista Celebrates Sierra Leone\u2019s Decriminalization of Abortion - F\u00f2s Feminista<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/fr\/news-and-stories\/sierra-leone-decriminalization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"F\u00f2s Feminista Celebrates Sierra Leone\u2019s Decriminalization of Abortion - F\u00f2s Feminista\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York, NY \u2014 Today in Freetown, Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio announced his support for the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Act. 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