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The French parliament voted on Monday to enshrine the right to abortion in the French constitution. The three-fifths majority required for this was achieved at a meeting of both chambers of parliament on Monday in Versailles. Only 72 MPs voted against it and 780 voted yes. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal spoke of a “moral guilt” towards all women who suffered. “We are haunted by the suffering and the memory of so many and so many women who have suffered for decades from not being able to be free,” he emphasized, adding he was pleased about the “successful conclusion of a long struggle.” During th…

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