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dixt · 2 months

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bathtub in château laurens, france

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artthatgivesmefeelings · 7 months

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William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) La Loyauté, 1876

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allthingseurope · 1 month

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Dordogne, France (by alh1)

#dordogne #france #europe #travel #travel blog #europe travel #vertical #architecture #old town

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illustratus · 9 months

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Joan of Arc wearing armour and mounted upon a horse at the head of her troops

by Jules Prater

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wgm-beautiful-world · 9 months

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MONT SAINT-MICHEL, FRANCE

#mont saint michel #normandy #normandia #france #francia #europe #europa

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iko66 · 2 months

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France

#travel #europe #france

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galliaestomnis · 1 month

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Eglise Saint-Nicolas, Blois, France

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reasonsforhope · 2 months

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"France became the first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right Monday [March 4, 2024], with French lawmakers adopting the bill in a 780-72 vote in a move inspired by the U.S. reversal of Roe vs. Wade.

The law gives women a "guaranteed freedom" to choose for themselves if an abortion is the right choice to make.

The amendment won the support of the three-fifths of the 925 National Assembly and Senate members required to pass in an extraordinary afternoon session at the Palace of Versailles just outside Paris in a move that was overwhelmingly supported by the public.

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said to those assembled in Congress Hall that "we owe a moral debt" to the women who had to suffer through illegal abortions in the past.

After the vote to approve the constitutional change, Paris' Eiffel Tower was lit with the words in French "my body my choice" in the country where abortion was first legalized in 1975, two years after the United States' first ruling on Roe vs. Wade...

While limiting abortion ranked very low on France's political agenda, lawmakers were prompted to take action to protect abortion rights in 2022 following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of the 1973 Roe ruling that legalized abortion. Subsequently, several American states have passed laws to restrict or outlaw the procedure.

"I say to all women within our borders and beyond, that today, the era of a world of hope begins," said Attal, who at 34 became the country's youngest prime minister.

This was the first time since 2008 that France took steps to change its constitution. There will be a ceremony to finalize the amendment on Friday [March 8, 2024], which is also International Women's Day."

-via UPI (United Press International), March 4, 2024

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