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France makes abortion a constitutional right (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Constitutionally, it means that they're to be given the freedom to abort. Which means that if it's their choice, the state has to provide the means. Interestingly, it also means that a doctor claiming exemption because it's legally allowed c1n fuck off because the constitution is the first law.

(So, yeah, what you said but backwards)

[-] RenardDesMers@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is not true, a doctor still has the right to refuse to perform an abortion but has the obligation to redirect to another practitioner who would perform it. Just like today