France becomes first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right

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 […]

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…

France Becomes First Country to Enshrine Explicit Right to Abortion in Its Constitution

On Monday evening, France became the first country in the world to explicitly guarantee the right to an abortion within its constitution. Lawmakers were summoned by President Emmanuel Macron to the Palace of Versailles, the former royal palace that is oftentimes used for the passage of monumental laws instead of the Palais Bourbon in Paris, where the National Assembly usually meets. Source

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What is the historic amendment that enshrined abortion access in France’s Constitution?

In a historic move, the French Parliament voted to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right, making France the only country in the world to include reproductive freedom as part of their Constitution.