Lawmakers from both houses of the French Parliament voted on Monday to enshrine abortion rights in its constitutio
Mandatory Credit:	Mathilde Kaczkowski/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Lawmakers from both houses of the French Parliament voted on Monday to enshrine abortion rights in its constitutio
Mandatory Credit: Mathilde Kaczkowski/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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France becomes world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

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.