Andrea Becerril and Georgina Saldierna
La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, p. 11
With the endorsement of all political forces, the Senate yesterday approved the constitutional reform called inclusive language, which for the first time registers in the Magna Carta, which is the supreme law, the phrase president of the republic
. With 103 votes in favor and one against, the minutes were turned to San Lázaro.
I celebrate that what we are discussing today is the 15th constitutional reform of the current regular period of sessions, but even more so, that nine of them have been approved unanimously by the commissions and ratified by this plenary session.
commented the president of the Constitutional Points Commission, Óscar Cantón Zetina (Morena).
It is a truly vital amendment, because for centuries the language we use has hidden the contribution, struggle and effort of millions of women. It has practically hidden its existence
he explained.
In fact, some words are modified in 27 constitutional articles, but not in a symbolic way, but to enter into the core of what the fight for their equal rights is.
he added.
Likewise, the president of the Legislative Studies Commission, also a Moreno member Enrique Inzunza, highlighted that it is far from being a trivial reform, and that language has historically been a tool of exclusion and discrimination of women and other vulnerable groups. In the Constitution, terms such as president, governor and municipal president are used generically to refer to the heads of the Executive Branch of the three levels of government, without considering the gender of the person occupying them.
.
If you continue using president, as well as and
as the only accepted term, the message is being sent that only men can access that position, which perpetuates the idea that women have no place in spaces of power.”
Make visible comes from seeing; Even in our town there is a very eloquent phrase that says: a saint who is not seen is not worshiped.
pointed out PT Gonzalo Yáñez.
The author of the initiative, Olga Patricia Sosa (Morena), stressed that the constitutional change represents a historical vindication of a demand that Mexican women have made for centuries”; all the collective voices that After 200 years and 65 presidents they see the dream come true of having the first female president of the Republic
.
It must be recognized, he added, that our presence is legitimate, necessary and equal
and that the exercise of public responsibility He also has a woman’s face
.
Also from Morena, Andrea Chávez assured that this reform repositions women at the center of the Constitution, because There are those who still do not understand that reality has already changed and it is time for women
and their right to a life free of violence.
