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French lawmakers approve bill enshrining abortion rights in the constitution

Lawmakers applaud after a vote to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, on November 24, 2022. © Sarah Meyssonier, Reuters

French lawmakers voted on Thursday to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, with MPs on the left and centre saying the US Supreme Court's overturning of a landmark ruling in June showed the need for new steps.

The vote in the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, marks only the first step on the path to enshrining the right to abortion in the constitution.

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