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French parliament approves bill adding abortion rights to constitution

A protestor at a Paris rally in support of abortion rights. AFP - STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

Lawmakers in France's lower house of parliament voted Thursday to add the right to abortion to the constitution. The move was approved with 337 votes for and 32 against, with the bill now set to be sent to the conservative-majority Senate for approval.

Members of parliament from the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) party and the ruling centrist coalition struck a deal on the wording of the new legislation, which passed with a huge majority.

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