French Lawmakers Vote to Enshrine Abortion Rights in Constitution | the proposal still has to undergo a long and complex legislative process before it comes to fruition.

If the proposal comes to fruition, it would add a new line in France’s Constitution stipulating that “the law determines the conditions under which a woman’s guaranteed freedom to have a voluntary interruption of pregnancy is exercised.”

The bill now heads to the Senate — controlled by right-wing lawmakers who are uneasy with the proposal’s wording — which must approve the measure before the Constitution can be amended. The Senate is expected to start discussing the bill in late February.