France's Parliament voted to include the right to abortion in the Constitution this Monday, March 4. Many "pro-choice" Americans had been inspired by what was happening in France at the time.
In the United States, the threat to IVF and high-risk pregnancies is already serious. The November election, highly-provoking anxiety calling for resistance, will be a time bomb for abortion, says Krystal LaJoie, an engineer in Denver, Colorado. "We must celebrate this victory for France, because we are no longer used to having one," says Olatunde Johnson, a professor of constitutional law.