French Senate to Vote on Bill Establishing Abortion as Constitutional Right

The French Senate has approved a bill to make abortion a constitutional right, following the lower house's overwhelming approval in January. President Emmanuel Macron has promised to enshrine women's right to abortion in the constitution, with the measure expected to be approved by a three-fifths majority in a joint session of parliament next week. The move comes in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the United States and aims to make the right to abortion irreversible in France. The government argues that the right to abortion is threatened globally, citing events in the United States and Poland.