The article notes standard paywall notices, while the core news focuses on the rehabilitation law and its reception.

Monteil joined 343 women who signed the 1971 letter, attending the session to emphasize longstanding activism for legal abortion.

The European Parliament recently urged the EU to facilitate safe abortion access across member states, highlighting regional variations in access.

Fifty years after the Veil Law, France still sees uneven access to abortion, and the text makes clear there is no financial compensation for victims—a point of contention for some deputies.

The vote is described as part of a wider European trend, with the EU considering funding to help member states provide abortion care amid ongoing disparities.

Across Europe, advocacy and policy work around abortion rights continue, with the European Parliament urging EU-wide access to safe abortions amid uneven national access.

France’s Parliament unanimously approved a memorial law rehabilitating women convicted under pre-1975 abortion laws, calling it a historic advance for women’s rights.

The backdrop notes the proposal comes 50 years after the 1975 Veil law, amid global concerns about threats to abortion rights, with groups like Amnesty International highlighting ongoing barriers in Europe.

The bill, already cleared by the Senate and backed by the government, acknowledges that enforcing pre-1975 abortion statutes harmed women’s health, autonomy, and rights, and caused suffering and deaths.

It frames the measure as broader recognition of the state’s penalization of abortion, seeking to acknowledge the infringement on women’s health and rights tied to information and access to abortion.

The article originates from Le Monde with AFP, indicating a syndicated report.

Claudine Monteil, co-signer of a 1971 open letter advocating legalization, attended the parliamentary session, underscoring historical advocacy.