If the National Assembly has solemnly voted to include abortion in the Constitution, the text could meet another fate in the Senate. The right, in the majority at the Luxembourg Palace, hardly hides its hostility towards a text that it considers unnecessary.

“Guaranteeing this right is calling into question the conscience clause of caregivers,” says Bruno Retailleau, leader of the LR senators. ‘‘Guaranteed freedom’ is a right. Which was… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 78% left to discover.