France has taken a big step towards ensuring women's freedom to choose. France has enshrined abortion in its constitution with historic support of 780 votes to 72. The move was driven by concern that snowballed in France as the U.S. started rolling back abortion rights two years ago.

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France held a historic joint session of parliament at the Palace of Versailles today abortion is to be enshrined as a right in the country's constitution. This would make it the first country in the world to do so. The move is widely expected to pass -- much to the joy of women rights groups in the European nation. If implemented, it will, however come as a disappointment to the pro-life groups in the nation.

France becomes first in world to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women's rights groups as historic and harshly criticised by anti-abortion groups.

France enshrines the right to abortion in its constitution

France's Senate adopted a bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the United States.

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French lawmakers hold vote to make abortion a constitutional right

French citizens will soon have access to abortion as consitutional right. The French Senate has voted overwhemingly to enshrine the right to abortion in the Constitution.

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