# Canonical recap data for Legalization of Abortion in France (1975)
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slug: france-abortion-legalized
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1975/france-abortion-legalized"
title: Legalization of Abortion in France
subtitle: Simone Veil's legislative victory decriminalized abortion and positioned France as a leader in reproductive rights law within Europe.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1975-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1975
decade: 1970
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.
summaryLong: Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.
heroImageUrl: "https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48812695638_cea5bc34f7_b.jpg"
heroImageCredit: "\"manifestation contre les atteintes au droit à l'avortement\" by Jeanne Menjoulet is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/."
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalization"
  title: Legalization
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.
wikidataQid: Q940525
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260610181034/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalization"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-10
  label: Legalization
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalization"
