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