38 min
Will the French Constitution Enshrine the Right to Abortion? Democracy's Future?
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The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs ended the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, but it triggered a serious push to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right in France. Next week, the French Senate will debate and vote on a constitutional amendment that would recognize the woman’s freedom to choose abortion. With an overwhelming majority of the National Assembly already in favor of it, France could be the first country in the world to enshrine an abortion right in its constitution this year. Will the amendment, if passed, actually strengthen access to abortion in France? And is the proposal igniting a new polarization that undermines the future of constitutional abortion rights, in France and around the world? Professor Stéphanie Hennette-Vauchez takes a break from testifying and advising lawmakers on the amendment to joinJulie and Zephyr on Democracy’s Future to discuss.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs ended the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, but it triggered a serious push to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right in France. Next week, the French Senate will debate and vote on a constitutional amendment that would recognize the woman’s freedom to choose abortion. With an overwhelming majority of the National Assembly already in favor of it, France could be the first country in the world to enshrine an abortion right in its constitution this year. Will the amendment, if passed, actually strengthen access to abortion in France? And is the proposal igniting a new polarization that undermines the future of constitutional abortion rights, in France and around the world? Professor Stéphanie Hennette-Vauchez takes a break from testifying and advising lawmakers on the amendment to joinJulie and Zephyr on Democracy’s Future to discuss.
38 min