President Macron pledges to enshrine abortion rights in French constitution

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution by next year.

Abortion in France was decriminalised under a 1975 law, but there is nothing in the constitution that guarantees abortion rights. Honouring feminist Gisele Halimi in March, Mr Macron said he wanted to change the constitution in order “to enshrine the freedom of women to have an abortion, to solemnly ensure that nothing can stop or undo what will be irreversible”.

By presenting its own Bill, rather than one originating among politicians, Mr Macron can convene a special “congress” of both houses that must adopt the amendment by a three-fifths majority, something that appears doable. Such congresses meet at the Palace of Versailles.

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