https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday against abortion and a bill to ban pro-life websites from spreading "false information" on ending pregnancies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170123/thousands-take-to-paris-streets-to-march-against-abortion Mon, 23 Jan 2017 09:11:44 +0100 thousands-take-to-paris-streets-to-march-against-abortion French MPs were set to debate a fiercely divisive bill on Thursday that aims to ban pro-life websites that are deemed to spread "false information" about abortion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161201/french-plan-to-ban-false-anti-abortion-sites-divides-mps Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:07:32 +0100 french-plan-to-ban-false-anti-abortion-sites-divides-mps Simone Veil has been ranked as the most admired woman in all of France. But who is she? We take a closer look at the extraordinary life of the Holocaust survivor and women's rights champion who topped the poll ahead of the likes of Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala and Marine Le Pen. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150203/simone-veil-france-most-admired-woman Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:56:00 +0100 simone-veil-france-most-admired-woman A woman who had an abortion in Bordeaux is suing the medical team that performed the procedure after she ended up having to have partial amputations to both arms and legs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141024/woman-has-four-limbs-amputated-after-abortion Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:56:00 +0200 woman-has-four-limbs-amputated-after-abortion France headed in the opposite direction of Spain on Tuesday when lawmakers voted to relax the legislation around abortion, effectively making it easier for a woman to terminate a pregnancy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140122/abortion-france-law-distress-spain Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:11:00 +0100 abortion-france-law-distress-spain A Spanish plan to tighten abortion laws will take women back to the Stone Age, French Minister Marisol Touraine said on Tuesday as lawmakers in the National Assembly debated France's own controversial bill that would make it easier for women to get an abortion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140121/minister-slams-spains-stone-age-abortion-law Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:29:00 +0100 minister-slams-spains-stone-age-abortion-law French lawmakers were mulling a landmark bill on Monday that aims to close the equality gap between men and women. From abortion to pay, beauty contests to the media, here are ten key points to know about the proposals that could change the face of the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140121/france-plans-to-legislate-equality Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:55:00 +0100 france-plans-to-legislate-equality French lawmakers are set to debate a bill this week that is aimed at making it easier to have a pregnancy terminated. On Sunday thousands of anti-abortion protesters made their feelings clear in a march through central Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140120/thousands-protests-as-france-set-to-debate-abortion-bi Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:44:00 +0100 thousands-protests-as-france-set-to-debate-abortion-bi The French government is set to launch an official website this weekend aimed at countering a rise in “lying and biased” anti-abortion information circulating online in France, it was announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130927/france-abortion-prolife-prochoice-sept28-wgnrr-women-rights Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:54:00 +0200 france-abortion-prolife-prochoice-sept28-wgnrr-women-rights France on Monday unveiled a package of reforms designed to increase access to abortion, including 100% reimbursement of medical costs by the state social security system. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121001/new-french-law-covers-abortion-costs Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:35:00 +0200 new-french-law-covers-abortion-costs