France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote
France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote
Eiffel Tower lit up to mark change, seen as way of protecting law that decriminalised abortion in 1975
God knows France could have used the W right now. One fascist senator, from the Reconquête party (yes, the Reconquista) made a motion against it; he was the only one to vote for it, the entire senate voted against it.
yey, this dumpster fire of a state did something good for once.
at a historic joint session at the Palace of Versailles.
How often do they do stuff at Versailles?
Versailles is the meeting place for the Congess, that is, both branches of Parliament assembled as one. The Congress is only summoned when the President decides to convene it, either to make a speech (like Macron did following the 2017 elections), or to vote on either modifying the Constitution or ratifying a new members' entry in the EU (which are both only possible either in this way of by referendum).
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