France is on track to become the world’s first nation to explicitly enshrine abortion rights into its constitution, pending a final vote from lawmakers on Monday evening, amid a rollback in reproductive rights in the U.S. and elsewhere. Members of Parliament have been summoned to Paris by President Emmanuel Macron for a special meeting at … Read more
The French government’s pioneering push to become the first country in the world to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution got a huge boost Wednesday with lawmakers in the right-dominated Senate voting to inscribe abortion as a “guaranteed freedom.” The bill still faces one final test: whether it can secure the backing of three-fifths of … Read more
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills and other leading Democrats are pressing to end future legislative debate over abortions by amending the state constitution to enshrine the right to reproductive health care, just six months after lawmakers expanded access to abortions. Maine is seeking to join four other states that have amended their … Read more