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Articles tagged French Senate

French Senate overwhelmingly approves constitutional ‘freedom’ to abort children

France is set to become the first country in the world to add a so-called ‘freedom’ to murder the unborn in its constitution after an overwhelming vote in the French Senate on Wednesday.

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 2024

Macron demands French lawmakers ‘enshrine’ the ‘freedom’ of abortion in the Constitution

With his largely unexpected intrusion into the abortion debate, Emmanuel Macron appears more and more as the most 'pro-death' head of state in French history.

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Mar 10, 2023Mar 10, 2023

French Senate passes bill seeking to enshrine abortion access into the constitution

Due to the changed text, the bill will now have to go back to the National Assembly.

Andreas Wailzer

• Feb 2, 2023Feb 3, 2023

French Senate rejects mandatory vaccination for all

Eighty percent of the legislators voted against a socialist senator's proposal.

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Oct 15, 2021

French politician’s attempt to sneak in 14-week abortion limit backfires

The Senate was nearly deserted when a vote was called to extend the length of time a woman could get an abortion.

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Jun 14, 2019Jun 18, 2021

French Senate: Notre Dame Cathedral must be restored to ‘last known visual state’

A government funding request was approved that rules out 'inventive reconstruction,' as suggested by President Emmanuel Macron.

Martin M. Barillas

• May 29, 2019Jun 18, 2021