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Michael Fitzpatrick

Macron promises to enshrine abortion rights in French constitution

French president Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony in tribute to late French feminist figure Gisele Halimi at Paris' courthouse, on March 8, 2023. AFP - MICHEL EULER

At a ceremony paying tribute to the late feminist activist Gisèle Halimi, French President Emmanuel Macron promised that a draft law enshrining abortion rights in the constitution would be put forward within months.

Speaking at a national tribute to Halimi, who died in 2020 aged 93 after a long career as a lawyer, activist and politician, Macron lamented the fact that the rights of women remain fragile.

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