"French Senate Passes Bill Enshrining Abortion as Constitutional Right"

The French Senate has voted in favor of enshrining the right to have an abortion in the French Constitution, with 267 in favor and 50 against, following the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade. The legislation now needs to be approved by a three-fifths majority of both houses in a joint congress on March 4. The move is seen as a response to global efforts to restrict access to abortion, and has been hailed as a "huge progress" and a "protection owed to all women" by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.