On the 4th of March 2024, the Congress of Parliament (a joint session of the National Assembly and the Senate) adopted the inclusion of voluntary termination of pregnancy in the French Constitution. This constitutional amendment was promulgated by the President of the Republic on Friday, the 8th of March, to coincide with International Women's Rights Day.
This inclusion of women's guaranteed freedom to access abortion in the Constitution is a global first, aimed at securing this right, which is considered fundamental in Western countries but has faced concerning setbacks in recent years, particularly in the United States.
⇒ Do you want to learn more? Read the analysis by professors and researchers from the University of Strasbourg in Savoir(s), Le Quotidien de l'Université de Strasbourg
