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French civic exam 2026, Rights and duties
Is abortion permitted?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 97
Le recours à l'avortement est-il autorisé ?
Is abortion permitted?
Answer. Yes, it is a freedom guaranteed to women by the Constitution since 2024.
Oui, c'est une liberté garantie à la femme par la Constitution depuis 2024.
Abortion has been legal in France since the Veil law of 1975. Since 2024, the Constitution has guaranteed this freedom, and the law sets its conditions.
The official text that proves it
« La loi détermine les conditions dans lesquelles s’exerce la liberté garantie à la femme d’avoir recours à une interruption volontaire de grossesse. »
The law determines the conditions under which the freedom guaranteed to women to have recourse to a voluntary termination of pregnancy is exercised.
In French, with its English meaning.
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