After much debate, the Senate voted on Wednesday in favour of including the right to abortion in the constitution. 'Eighty percent' of French want abortion rights enshrined in constitutionThe majority of Senators in Bas’ party voted against his amendment, calling a constitutional amendment superfluous, as the right to abortion is not under threat in France“The constitution is not made to send symbolic messages to the entire world,” the Senate Republicans’ president Bruno Retailleau said. If it eventually passes, France would become the first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right