A year ago on Women’s Day on March 8th, Emmanuel Macron announced it – now the time has come: abortions will be included in the French constitution as an irrefutable right. A political signal.
Abortion rights in the constitution – what does this change mean? What is it like in other countries? And why are there any legal regulations in the event that a woman wants to end her pregnancy? An overview.
1. In France, abortions have been legal since 1975, even without medical indications. They are even paid for by health insurance. Why has the right to abortion now been included in the Constitution?