French lawmakers approve a bill that makes abortion a constitutional right

French lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy

By BARBARA SURK and NICOLAS GARRIGA, Associated Press
March 4, 2024

PARIS -- French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France's constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy.

The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in the United States in recent years, and the vote during a special joint session of France's parliament drew a long standing ovation among lawmakers.

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Macron moves to add abortion to France’s constitution, reacting to U.S.

By Karla Adam
November 3, 2023

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday submitted language for an amendment that would make France the first country to enshrine a right to abortion in its constitution.

Macron has declared on social media that by next year “the right of women to choose abortion will become irreversible.”

The push comes in direct response to the restriction of abortion rights in the United States.

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Abortion Debate Is Rekindled in Europe After US Rollback of Roe

As the 50th anniversary of the landmark ruling approaches, the landscape has started to shift around the world.

By Caroline Alexander
January 19, 2023

After the US Supreme Court last June overturned Roe v. Wade, global health leaders and activists worried it would embolden those looking to erode abortion rights elsewhere around the world.

Less than a year later — and as the 50th anniversary of the original ruling approaches this Sunday — reinvigorated anti-abortion groups are pushing back against those who defend the right to abortion access in Europe.

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French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling

By BARBARA SURK and JADE LE DELEY
July 8, 2022

PARIS (AP) — The right to abortion in France hardly seems under threat — it’s been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum. But more and more French women are asking: Could what happened in the U.S. happen here one day?

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to strip women of the right to abortion has reverberated across Europe’s political landscape, forcing the issue back into public debate in France at a time of political upheaval.

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