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.
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.
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