Protesters hold banners reading, “Abortion is a fundamental right” near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as they take part in a rally in July calling for abortion access to be protected by the French constitution. (Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images)
Months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, France is moving toward enshrining abortion rights in its constitution.
French President Emmanuel Macron said this would send “a universal message of solidarity to all women who today see this right violated.”
“I hope the strength of this message today helps us change our constitution to enshrine the freedom of women to have recourse to abortion … to ensure that nothing can hinder nor unravel what will be irreversible,” he said Wednesday.
The decision to overturn Roe has mobilized abortion rights advocates in countries around the world, including proponents of protecting abortion access through the constitution in France.
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