France became the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law after its parliament voted to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution. A congress of both houses of parliament easily found the three-fifths supermajority needed for the change, with 780 in favour and 72 lawmakers voting against. President Emmanuel Macron described the move as "French pride', with a special public ceremony planned to celebrate the move on International