Law 75-17 of 17 January 1975 on voluntary termination of pregnancy

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Law 75-17 of 17 January 1975 on voluntary termination of pregnancy is the landmark French legislation that legalized abortion and marked a major advance in women's reproductive rights in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French law ⓘ
abortion law ⓘ
reproductive rights legislation ⓘ
aim to protect women's health in the context of abortion ⓘ
to regulate voluntary termination of pregnancy ⓘ
appliesTo healthcare providers in France ⓘ
women residing in France ⓘ
chamberInvolved National Assembly of France ⓘ
Senate of France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dateOfEnactment 1975-01-17 ⓘ
enactedUnderConstitution Constitution of the Fifth French Republic ⓘ
government French government of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ⓘ
headOfStateAtEnactment Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ⓘ
historicalSignificance first comprehensive legalization of abortion in France ⓘ
landmark in women's reproductive rights in France ⓘ
introducedBy Simone Veil ⓘ
jurisdiction French Republic ⓘ
languageOfDocument French ⓘ
legalDomain criminal law ⓘ
family law ⓘ
public health law ⓘ
legalEffect decriminalization of abortion under specified conditions ⓘ
legalForm statute ⓘ
legalized abortion in France ⓘ
voluntary termination of pregnancy ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
legislature French Parliament ⓘ
namedAfter Simone Veil ⓘ
placeOfEnactment Paris ⓘ
politicalContext post-1968 social reforms in France ⓘ
positionOfIntroducer Minister of Health of France ⓘ
recognizedAs key milestone in French social legislation ⓘ
major advance in women's rights in France ⓘ
relatedTo French Penal Code ⓘ
linked to: Code pénal

French Public Health Code ⓘ
repealedOrAmendedBy subsequent French abortion legislation ⓘ
shortName Loi Veil ⓘ
status in force with amendments ⓘ
subjectMatter abortion ⓘ
reproductive rights ⓘ
women's rights ⓘ
temporalContext 20th-century French law ⓘ
typeOfAct national legislation ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1975 ⓘ

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Simone Veil → legalActChampioned → Law 75-17 of 17 January 1975 on voluntary termination of pregnancy ⓘ
Simone Veil → sponsored → Veil Law (1975 French abortion law) ⓘ
subject linked to: Veil
linked to: Law 75-17 of 17 January 1975 on voluntary termination of pregnancy