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Jessica Phelan with RFI

Why changing the constitution doesn't guarantee access to abortion in France

Protesters hold a placard that reads: "Abortion is not freedom but a right", during a pro-abortion demonstration in Paris, on February 28, 2024. © AFP / KIRAN RIDLEY

As commentators hail France's decision to protect abortion rights within its constitution as a legal milestone, healthcare workers warn that having the right to an abortion and having access to one remain two different things.

"Enshrining this right in the constitution makes it practically untouchable," declared long-time women's rights activist and former leftwing MP Danielle Bousquet, speaking to RFI on the day that both houses of the French parliament approved the move.

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