The bill, proposed by President Emmanuel Macron and his government, was passed by the National Assembly with 493 votes in favor and 30 against.
Unlike in the United States, most of France's political parties broadly support the right to abortion, which was legalized in 1975, and there is no immediate or serious threat to its legality.
Activists have also made the case that abortion rights are increasingly under threat in European countries like Poland and Italy, making it all the more urgent to enshrine it in France in case future governments try to roll it back.
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