Constitutional Abortion Rights Ensured in France – Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly to Guarantee Women’s Freedom to Choose
Paris, France – French lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Monday to pass a bill enshrining abortion rights in the country’s constitution. This historic decision makes France the first country in the world to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to choose to terminate a pregnancy. President Emmanuel Macron proposed this move as a preventive measure against potential rollbacks on abortion rights, similar to those seen in the United States. The bill, passed with a strong majority of …