Abstract

In this contribution, it is the question of religious norms regarding reproductive rights that is addressed, and more broadly about sexual and family morality. It is based on two qualitative field surveys. The first one is a sociological ethnographic survey conducted during the debates about opening Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to lesbian couples and single women (2018-2020), during which the Catholic Church has been very active. The second is a qualitative survey and focuses on French evangelical Protestants' representations of the family among members of Association des familles protestantes (AFP). It was conducted during the spring of 2021, just as the revision of the law was about to be adopted.The two surveys offer two levels of perception of these debates. How do Catholic mobilizations and Evangelical representations reveal tensions between religious and secular norms when it comes to reproductive rights? This allows us to think how the civic and religious dimensions of people can be articulated in a democratic context.