President Emmanuel Macron has called a special session of parliament on Monday at the Palace of Versailles, bringing together members of both the upper and lower chambers.
Women’s “guaranteed freedom” to abort will be enshrined in the country’s 1958 constitution if, as predicted, they approve the government’s motion by a three-fifths majority.
It will be the first since 2008 and the 25th amendment to the Fifth Republic’s founding text.
Encouraged by the US government’s decision to revoke abortion rights two years ago, proponents are jubilant about the change, which they view as a safeguard against a French reversal of course.
