France becomes first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right
by Jacob Phillips
Mar 04, 2024
2 minutes
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France has become the first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right.
In an exceptional joint session of parliament convened at the Palace of Versailles, a bill that will enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in France's constitution was approved in a 780-72 vote.
has been legal in France since 1975 and the vote makes it
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