# France enshrines abortion freedom in Constitution (2024)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/2024-france-enshrines-abortion-freedom-in-constitution
Location: Versailles
Categories: main-event

Parliament meeting in Congress approved constitutional protection for freedom to have an abortion. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Emmanuel Macron (President of the French Republic). France enshrines abortion freedom in Constitution mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
France enshrines abortion freedom in Constitution mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated.

Ruler at the time: [Emmanuel Macron](https://history-france.com/rulers/emmanuel-macron)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — France enshrines abortion freedom in Constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=France+enshrines+abortion+freedom+in+Constitution&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — France enshrines abortion freedom in Constitution](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=France+enshrines+abortion+freedom+in+Constitution)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)
- [Élysée — IVG constitutional amendment](https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2024/03/08/le-droit-de-recourir-a-livg-dans-la-constitution-ceremonie-de-scellement)