France to hold final vote on enshrining abortion as a constitutional right

Special congress of parliamentarians expected to approve ‘irreversible’ amendment at Palace of Versailles

The French parliament will meet in a historic joint session at the Palace of Versailles on Monday for a final vote on enshrining abortion as a constitutional right.

The vote, which is expected to achieve the three-fifths majority necessary to pass, will give women the “guaranteed freedom” to choose an abortion.