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French Presidential Hopeful Macron Vows to Fight for Women's Right to Abortion

© REUTERS / Benoit TessierFrench Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron attends a political rally for his recently launched political movement, En Marche!, or Forward!, in Paris, France, July 12, 2016.
French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron attends a political rally for his recently launched political movement, En Marche!, or Forward!, in Paris, France, July 12, 2016. - Sputnik International
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French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron stated that he will never stop defending the women's right to abortion.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he would never stop defending women's right to have an abortion.

"I will never stop defending the right to abortion," Macron wrote on his Twitter, adding a hashtag referring to the International Women's Day celebrated on March 8.

Giant figures of (L-R) Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, and French National Front leader Marine Le Pen, are seen during preparations for the carnival parade in Nice, France, February 2, 2017 - Sputnik International
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​The candidate added a link to the image engraved with the initials of his movement En Marche! and saying "We are fighting for the emancipation of women."

In February, French lawmakers passed a law sanctioning websites that try to misleadingly convince women not to terminate pregnancy, an online-related complement to an already existing law penalizing obstruction to abortion.

Abortion is legal in France until the fetus is older than 12 weeks, but abortions in later stages of pregnancy are available under certain conditions and need to be approved by at least two doctors. The abortion and all related tests are fully covered by French social security.

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