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Roger-Viollet | 341485 | First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and claiming the right to abortion and contraception. Paris, on November 20, 1971. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and [...]
Roger-Viollet | 526204 | First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and claiming the right to abortion and contraception. Paris, on November 20, 1971. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and [...]
Roger-Viollet | 856661 | Gathering for free abortion and contraception, in front of the Lariboisière hospital (10th arrondissement). Paris, January 20th, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Gathering for free abortion and contraception, in front of the Lariboisière hospital (10th [...]
Roger-Viollet | 824636 | Women's march for birth control and abortion rights. Paris, 1974. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Women's march for birth control and abortion rights. Paris, 1974. Photograph by Janine Niepce [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1031196 | Women's march for birth control and abortion rights. Paris, 1973. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Women's march for birth control and abortion rights. Paris, 1973. Photograph by Janine Niepce [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383390 | March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Activists from the  Choisir  group, at a congress, greet the procession. Paris (France), October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Activists from the "Choisir" [...]
Roger-Viollet | 912229 | 50 000 femmes dans la rue pour la liberté de l'avortement et le soutien de la loi Veil. Photographie de Catherine Deudon (née en 1940), octobre 1979. Paris, Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand. | © Catherine Deudon / Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand / Roger-Viollet
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50 000 femmes dans la rue pour la liberté de l'avortement et le soutien de la loi Veil. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383471 | Demonstration for the right to abortion and its reimbursement which gathered more than 50 000 women and men in the street. Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the right to abortion and its reimbursement which gathered more than 50 000 women [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383473 | Planned Parenthood activists during the demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion (IVG, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy). On their banner, the slogan:  A child if I want, when I want . Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Planned Parenthood activists during the demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion (IVG, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383479 | Demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion ( IVG, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy) which gathered more than 50 000 women and men in the street. Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion ( IVG, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy) which [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383485 | Demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion (IVG, voluntary interruption of pregnancy). Raised fist and symbol of the female sex. Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion (IVG, voluntary interruption of pregnancy). Raised [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1412006 |  Avortement, Droit de choisir et Santé  conference at the French Senate. Back of Caroline Fourest's tee-shirt (born in 1975). French journalist, essayist and film director (pro-choice and co-author of  l'extrême droite et les femmes  with Fiametta Venner). Paris, January 5th, 2001. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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"Avortement, Droit de choisir et Santé" conference at the French Senate. Back of Caroline Fourest's [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383488 | Demonstration for the right to abortion and its reimbursement by the Sécurité sociale. Profusion of banners. Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the right to abortion and its reimbursement by the Sécurité sociale. Profusion of [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383489 | Nicole Fernandez Ferrer, archivist, and Claire Atherton (born in 1963), video editor, during the demonstration for the reimbursement of the abortion (IVG, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy). Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Nicole Fernandez Ferrer, archivist, and Claire Atherton (born in 1963), video editor, during the [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1411867 | Celebrating the 20th anniversary of women's right to abortion. Lydie Dooh Bunya (born in 1933), Cameroonian journalist, writer, feminist and member of the association that fights against female genital mutilation. Paris, January 28, 1995. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of women's right to abortion. Lydie Dooh Bunya (born in 1933), [...]
Roger-Viollet | 911271 | Catherine Valabrègue, co-founder of the Family Planning. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Catherine Valabrègue, co-founder of the Family Planning. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007).
Roger-Viollet | 532278 | Consultation at the Family Planning. Paris, 1969. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007) | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Consultation at the Family Planning. Paris, 1969. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007)
Roger-Viollet | 946931 | Young woman taking the contraceptive pill. Paris, 1967. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Young woman taking the contraceptive pill. Paris, 1967. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007).
Roger-Viollet | 238372 | First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and claiming the right to abortion and contraception. Paris, on November 20, 1971. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and [...]
Roger-Viollet | 192990 | Demonstration of the Women's liberation movement and the  Mouvement de Libération de l'avortement et de la contraception  (MLAC). Paris, May 1st, 1974. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration of the Women's liberation movement and the "Mouvement de Libération de l'avortement [...]
Roger-Viollet | 942368 | Demonstration for the freedom of abortion and of birth control, in front of Lariboisière hospital. Paris (10th arrondissement), January 20th, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the freedom of abortion and of birth control, in front of Lariboisière hospital. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 961305 | Instructor from the family planning giving a sex education lesson in a school in the suburbs of Paris, 1973. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Instructor from the family planning giving a sex education lesson in a school in the suburbs of [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383388 | March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Paris (France), October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Paris (France), October 6, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 487007 | Demonstration for the freedom of abortion. Paris, on October 6, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the freedom of abortion. Paris, on October 6, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383350 | Demonstration against Mother's Day, compulsory motherhood and the abortion ban. Demonstrators walk in front of a poster of Federico Fellini's film  Roma . Paris (France), June 28, 1972. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration against Mother's Day, compulsory motherhood and the abortion ban. Demonstrators walk [...]
Roger-Viollet | 717090 | Demonstration against rape and for free contraception. Paris, on March 4, 1978. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration against rape and for free contraception. Paris, on March 4, 1978. Photograph by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 863516 | March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women participated. Paris, on October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon (born in 1940). Paris, Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand. | © Catherine Deudon / Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand / Roger-Viollet
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March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383507 | International colloquium  Feminism and Socialism  organised by the feminist association  Choisir la cause des femmes  at UNESCO. Paris (France), October 1983. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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International colloquium "Feminism and Socialism" organised by the feminist association "Choisir la [...]
Roger-Viollet | 260864 | March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women participated. Paris, on October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon (born in 1940). Paris, Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand. | © Catherine Deudon / Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand / Roger-Viollet
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March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women [...]
Roger-Viollet | 370458 | Catherine Valabrègue greeting a woman at the French Movement for Family Planning. Paris, 1960's. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Catherine Valabrègue greeting a woman at the French Movement for Family Planning. Paris, 1960's. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 899792 | Feminist demonstration for the freedom of birth control and abortion. Bastille district. Paris, 1973. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Feminist demonstration for the freedom of birth control and abortion. Bastille district. Paris, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 900843 | Feminist demonstration for the freedom of birth control and abortion. Paris, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Feminist demonstration for the freedom of birth control and abortion. Paris, 1979. Photograph by [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383392 | March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. A group of high school girls demonstrating. Paris (France), October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. A group of high school girls [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383393 | March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. A group of P.S. (Socialist Party) activists take part in the march. Paris (France), October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. A group of P.S. (Socialist [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383394 | March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Paris (France), October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Paris (France), October 6, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383481 | Demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion (IVG, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy) by the Sécurité sociale. Banner of the C.F.D.T. (French Democratic Confederation of Labour). Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion (IVG, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy) by the [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383475 | Activists from the Maison des Femmes during the demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion (IVG, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy). Paris, October 23, 1982. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Activists from the Maison des Femmes during the demonstration for the reimbursement of abortion [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383360 | Poster for the right to abortion and freedom of contraception. Solidarity action with striking women in Thionville. Drawing by Chantal Thomas. Rue Jacquier, Paris (France), June 25, 1972. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Poster for the right to abortion and freedom of contraception. Solidarity action with striking [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383387 | March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Paris (France), October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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March for the right to abortion and the consolidation of the Veil law. Paris (France), October 6, [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383329 | First demonstration of 5,000 to 10,000 people to demand the right to abortion. Paris (France), November 20, 1971. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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First demonstration of 5,000 to 10,000 people to demand the right to abortion. Paris (France), [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1383331 | Demonstration to demand the right to abortion and contraception. On a banner, the slogan  Enfants désirés, enfants aimés  (Desired children, beloved children). Paris (France), November 20, 1971. Photograph by Catherine Deudon. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration to demand the right to abortion and contraception. On a banner, the slogan "Enfants [...]
Roger-Viollet | 1372347 | Demonstration for abortion rights and women's freedom (arriving on the Champ de Mars). From right to left: the feminists Huguette Bouchardeau (born in 1935), French politician with Luce Irigaray (born in 1930), French psychoanalyst and Oritelle Bonis (Histoires d'Elles). Paris, October 6th, 1979. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for abortion rights and women's freedom (arriving on the Champ de Mars). From right [...]
Roger-Viollet | 864085 | Demonstration in front of the Lariboisière hospital for the liberty of women concerning abortion and contraception. Paris, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration in front of the Lariboisière hospital for the liberty of women concerning abortion [...]
Roger-Viollet | 818149 | First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and claiming the right to abortion and contraception. Paris, on November 20, 1971. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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First demonstration counting 5,000 to 10,000 people, denouncing the horror of illegal abortions and [...]
Roger-Viollet | 588095 | Demonstration of the  MLAC  (Free Abortion and Contraception Movement) for the freedom of abortion. Bastille district. Paris, June 16, 1973. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration of the "MLAC" (Free Abortion and Contraception Movement) for the freedom of abortion. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 384265 | March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women participated | © Catherine Deudon / Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand / Roger-Viollet
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March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women participated
Roger-Viollet | 612480 | March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women participated. Paris, on October 6, 1979. Photograph by Catherine Deudon (born in 1940). Paris, Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand. | © Catherine Deudon / Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand / Roger-Viollet
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March for free abortion and birth control, supporting the Veil law, where 50 000 women [...]
Roger-Viollet | 303151 | Demonstration for the freedom of birth control in front of Lariboisière Hospital. Paris (10th arrondissement), January 20th, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the freedom of birth control in front of Lariboisière Hospital. Paris (10th [...]
Roger-Viollet | 220763 | Demonstration for the freedom of abortion and of birth control, in front of Lariboisière hospital. Paris (10th arrondissement), January 20th, 1979. Photograph by Janine Niepce (1921-2007). | © Janine Niepce / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for the freedom of abortion and of birth control, in front of Lariboisière hospital. [...]
Roger-Viollet | 199253 | Demonstration for  Freedom, autonomy, dignity, equality and solidarity  organised by the French association for women's rights  Collectif droits des femmes . Paris, January 15, 2000. | © Catherine Deudon / Roger-Viollet
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Demonstration for "Freedom, autonomy, dignity, equality and solidarity" organised by the French [...]