France's National Assembly is set to discuss a bill on Tuesday that aims to constitutionally protect a woman's right to an abortion. The move comes in response to recent challenges to abortion rights in the United States and seeks to ensure that women in France have the freedom to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy.
President Emmanuel Macron's government proposes amending Article 34 of the French Constitution to include a provision guaranteeing the conditions under which women can access abortion. The constitution currently does not explicitly address abortion rights. The proposed amendment states that 'the law determines the conditions by which is exercised the freedom of women to have recourse to an abortion, which is guaranteed.'
