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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH Europe SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Monday, March 4, 2024 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK Europe|France Prepares to Enshrine Constitutional Right to Abortion https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/world/europe/france-abortion-rights-constitution.html * Share full article * * Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT FRANCE PREPARES TO ENSHRINE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION Lawmakers are expected to pass an amendment that would give women “guaranteed freedom” to end their pregnancies, something experts say would be a global first. * Share full article * * * Read in app French senators applauded after they voted on the constitutional law on abortion in Paris last week.Credit...Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA, via Shutterstock By Catherine Porter Reporting from Paris March 4, 2024, 8:56 a.m. ET French legislators are expected to pass a measure on Monday that would make France the first country in the world to explicitly enshrine access to abortion in its Constitution. The constitutional amendment requires three-fifths approval of gathered lawmakers from both houses of Parliament to pass. But since 90 percent of lawmakers supported the measure in earlier votes, the vote is widely seen as a formality before a celebration in the regal setting of Versailles Palace, where the joint session of Parliament is being held. The amendment would declare abortion a “guaranteed freedom” overseen by Parliament’s laws. That means future governments would not be able to “drastically modify” current laws funding abortion for women who want it, up to 14 weeks in their pregnancies, according to the French justice minister, Éric Dupond-Moretti. The impulse for the change was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. But it also reflects the widespread support for abortion in France, built over years, and a successful campaign by a coalition of feminist activists and lawmakers. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT “We are saying today, we don’t envisage a democratic society without the right to abortion — that it’s not an accessory, it’s the core of our society,” said Mélanie Vogel, a senator from the Green Party who was a major force behind the bill. “We are not France anymore without the right to abortion.” Speaking in an interview, Ms. Vogel said, “I want to send a message to feminists outside of France. Everyone told me a year ago it was impossible.” She added: “Nothing is impossible when you mobilize society.” Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Catherine Porter is an international reporter for The Times, covering France. She is based in Paris. More about Catherine Porter * Share full article * * * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2024 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Our best offer won’t last: $1 a week for your first year. See details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options