Macron vows to enshrine rights to abortion in constitution by next year

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged the move on Sunday (Omar Havana/AP)

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution by next year.

He said on X, formerly Twitter, that a Bill making the move possible will be presented to his cabinet by the end of this year so that in 2024, “the freedom of women to have an abortion will be irreversible”.