Politicians representing a parliamentary majority on Saturday voiced support for a bill enshrining abortion rights in France's constitution, after the US Supreme Court revoked the nationwide legal protection for American women to terminate pregnancies.
The landmark ruling by the conservative-majority court on Friday overturned almost five decades of constitutional protections for abortion in the United States, allowing individual states to regulate the procedure.
The leader of Macron's party in parliament on Saturday said she had tabled a bill to"enshrine the respect for abortion in our constitution" amid the rise of the far-right National Rally, a party she described as"fierce opponents" of abortion. "For all women, for human rights, we must set this gain in stone. Parliament must be able to unite overwhelmingly over this text," she wrote on Twitter.
Macron is seeking parliamentary allies to pass reforms after his formation lost its majority in legislative elections earlier this month.
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