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France becomes the worlds first country to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, according to CNN and Le Figaro. Today, French lawmakers in both houses of parliament voted 780 to 72 in favor of the measure, easily securing the three-fifths majority needed to amend the French constitution. The amendment states that there is guaranteed freedom of abortion in France. Some groups and lawmakers, however, have called for stronger wording to explicitly call abortion a right. Lawmakers hailed the move as a historic way for France to send a clear signal of support for reproductive rights,