Abortion rights across Europe as France makes terminating pregnancy a constitutional right
by Albert Toth
Mar 05, 2024
2 minutes
France this week became the first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right, after lawmakers voted to explicitly guarantee a woman's right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy.
The historic move was approved by 780 votes against 72 in a vote in Versailles Palace, just outside Paris, and was met with a standing ovation.
Abortion rights are more widely accepted in France - where it has been
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