Paris CNN —France became the world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution on Monday, the culmination of an effort that began in direct response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The amendment states that there is a “guaranteed freedom” to abortion in France.
While abortion is a highly divisive issue in US politics that often falls along party lines, in France it is widely supported.
The measure’s passage is a clear victory for the French left, which has been pushing for years to guarantee abortion rights in the constitution.
The vote marks the 25th time the French government has amended its constitution since the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958.
Persons:
Roe, ”, Gabriel Attal, ” Attal, Emmanuel Macron, Simone Veil, Emmanuel Macron’s, —, Wade, Eric Dupond, Moretti, perviously, CNN’s Joseph Ataman, Christopher Lamb
Organizations:
Paris CNN —, Wade, French Senate, National Assembly, ” Lawmakers, France, Health, US, Fifth, Catholic, Pontifical Academy for Life
Locations:
Paris CNN — France, of Versailles, Paris, France, United States, Europe, Hungary, Fifth Republic