WHO chief hails France move to guarantee abortion rights: statement
- Health
- AFP
- Published Date: 12:00 | 05 March 2024
- Modified Date: 12:00 | 05 March 2024
The World Health Organization on Monday hailed a vote by French legislators to enshrine the right to abortion in the country's constitution, making it the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy.
"We welcome France's decision to secure women's rights and save their lives," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.