French lawmakers make abortion a constitutional right
Source: Reuters
By Stephanie Lecocq and Gonzalo Fuentes
March 4, 20241:27 PM ESTUpdated 28 min ago
VERSAILLES, France, March 4 (Reuters) - France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women's rights groups as historic and harshly criticised by anti-abortion groups.
MPs and senators overwhelmingly backed the move, by 780 votes against 72, in a special joint vote of the two houses of parliament, under the gilded ceilings of Versailles Palace, just outside Paris.
Abortion rights activists gathered in central Paris cheered and applauded as the Eiffel Tower scintillated in the background and displayed the message "MyBodyMyChoice" as the result of the vote was announced on a giant screen.
Abortion rights are more widely accepted in France than in the United States and many other countries, with polls showing around 80% of French people back the fact that abortion is legal.
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I guess Cubans are not considered citizens of the world. 
All Cubans have freedom to make their medical choices, and maintain privacy.
Of course, Cuba has a universal public healthcare system.
Since the early 2000's social media has emerged in Cuba, there has been formation of disparate anti abortion christian fanatics (funded by "interested parties" in Miami - aka: rightwing Cuban "exiles" ) attempting to form a petition to the National Assembly to create bans on abortions. In Cuba only 50,000 signatures needed to have a petition presented to their Gov't for debate - which in and of itself is pretty amazing.
https://www.safeabortionwomensright.org/news/cuba-abortion-has-been-safe-and-free-in-cuba-for-over-half-a-century/
