the clinic by an adult of her choice, who must not tell her parents or any third party about the abortion. Until 2015, the law imposed a seven-day "cool-off" period between the patient's first request for an abortion and a written statement confirming her decision (the delay could be reduced to two days if the patient was getting close to 12 weeks). That mandatory waiting period was abolished on 9 April 2015. Two medical consultations are mandatory before performing an abortion. In 2022, the French National Assembly voted 337-32 to start the process of enshrining the right to abortion in the French Constitution. The bill needs to go through the Senate and then a national referendum to be fully enshrined. Prevalence , the abortion rate was 17.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44, a slight increase over the 2002 rate of 16.9 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44. Total number of abortions Includes the Overseas departments of France (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion). See also Abortion law Abortion debate Abortion-rights movements Birth control in France Catholic Church and abortion Feminism in France March for Life (Paris) References Law of France 1975 establishments in France 1975 in law Abortion by country