Thursday, November 02, 2023

Macron Plans to Make Freedom to Have an Abortion an 'Irreversible' Constitutional Right | DW News

Nov 2, 2023 | When the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion across the United States last year, the backlash around the world was fierce. But it's not just in the US that reproductive rights are under attack. In recent years, efforts to restrict access to legal and safe abortions have increased in Latin America as well as the EU. This trend has spurred authorities in France to move to enshrine the right to abortion in their constitution.

Over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted "The draft constitutional law, which was based on the work of parliamentarians and associations, will be sent to the Council of State this week and presented to the Council of Ministers by the end of the year. In 2024, the freedom of women to have an abortion will be irreversible."


Emmanuel Macron is a real hero to enshrine this right into the French Constitution. Europe isn't the home of the Enlightenment for nothing. – © Mark Alexander