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![In this file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a special congress gathering both houses of parliament (the National Assembly and the Senate) in the Palace of Versailles outside Paris on July 9, 2018.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/4103da42-d9fc-11ee-92b1-005056bf30b7/w:980/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"18aa4df2c7996924f4cf61977e94845b1800ba128624ec253f08c5b37c30bcd7","title":"Lawmakers%20to%20enshrine%20%250Aabortion%20rights%20in%20constitution%20","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/000_17E1MC.webp)
French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support.
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France to enshrine abortion rights in constitution as a ‘guaranteed freedom’
By France 24
