France is a little closer to becoming one of the first countries in the world in which the Constitution enshrines the right to abortion. The Senate, dominated by conservatives, must vote on a text identical to that of the deputies so that it is finally adopted by three-fifths of both chambers.
493 deputies from President Emmanuel Macron's party bloc and the left voted in favor of the bill, and 30 from the right and the extreme right voted against it. The text adopted on Tuesday speaks, instead of "right", of "guaranteed freedom", an expression that is more likely to please the conservatives in the Senate.