When Women Won France’s Abortion Battle
In 1971, with abortion in France still illegal, 343 French women organised to declare they’d had one. It was an act of defiance that broke longstanding taboos – and must be defended today.
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Vincent Chabany-Douarre is a historian. He urges readers to donate to the Brigid Alliance and the National Network of Abortion Funds.
In 1971, with abortion in France still illegal, 343 French women organised to declare they’d had one. It was an act of defiance that broke longstanding taboos – and must be defended today.