CitizenVectron Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote | France | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Eiffel Tower lit up to mark change, seen as way of protecting law that decriminalised abortion in 1975 Quote The French parliament has enshrined abortion as a constitutional right at a historic joint session at the Palace of Versailles on Monday. Out of 925 MPs and senators eligible to vote, 780 supported the amendment, which will give women the "guaranteed freedom" to choose an abortion. There was thunderous applause in the chamber as the result was announced; in central Paris, the Eiffel Tower was illuminated to mark the occasion. Excellent news. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Quote None of France’s major political parties represented in parliament have questioned the right to abortion, including Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party and the conservative Republicans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Why are the French far-right so apathetic about abortion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 6 hours ago, LazyPiranha said: Why are the French far-right so apathetic about abortion? Probably because they aren't as dumb as their American counterparts and realize it's a terrible position to take with the evolving electorate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 18 hours ago, LazyPiranha said: Why are the French far-right so apathetic about abortion? The right-wing in France (with a few exceptions such as fringe Catholic extremists/monarchists) tends to be practically militantly secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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