France becomes first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right
- France is set to become the first country to constitutionally enshrine abortion rights, with support from legislators and public polls.
- The move aims to protect abortion rights in the face of US restrictions, with the government emphasizing the need to safeguard women's freedom to choose.
- Despite some political opposition, the amendment is expected to pass, solidifying France's position as a leader in women's rights and abortion protections.
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This week, the French National Assembly has approved by a chilling majority (780 votes in favor, including Marine Le Pen's, 72 against and 50 abstentions), the inclusion of abortion as a fundamental right in the French Constitution. Constitutionalism in Europe has proven to be the ideal mechanism for anyone suffering from some kind of dark psychopathy. The Constitution is not only considered the supreme legal text of a legal system, but also as …
The French National Assembly approved yesterday, Monday, March 4 in Versailles, a historic reform: the guaranteed freedom of women to terminate their pregnancy. The reform proposed by the government of Emmanuel Macron was approved by an overwhelming majority of 780 votes with 72 against, achieving a broad consensus between the French left and center parties. France thus becomes the first country in Europe - and in the world - to approve this rep…
France's groundbreaking abortion move and potential global impact
In an overwhelming 780-72 vote, the French parliament has just enshrined a “right” to abortion in the nation’s constitution. It is the first country in the world to do so. Why? Was there a push to outlaw abortion, which has been legal in France since the 1970s? Was there an effort to lower France’s gestational restriction, which had recently expanded abortion from 12 weeks to 16 weeks of pregnancy? No and no. The push to make abortion a constitu…
Since politics is not enough for those who believe that they are above good and evil, it has turned abortion into a right guaranteed by the Constitution...
Claire Denis Talks France’s New Abortion Rights Protection; Judith Godrèche’s #MeToo Campaign & Upcoming Africa-Set Feature
French director Claire Denis is set to return to West Africa for her next feature film, an adaptation of late French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltès’s 1980 work Black Battles With Dogs (Combat de nègre et de chiens). “It’s a play written by a friend of mine a long time ago and directed by Patrice Chéreau on […]
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