French lower house vote, the full repayment of abortion and contraception free for minors.
Currently, the national health insurance to pay abortion minors poor, while other women can be reimbursed for the cost of the process, which can be as much as ? 450 ($ 580) 80%. Contraception be partially reimbursed.
The bill passed by the National Assembly would make abortion freely, also paid for those 15-18 years of age contraception. Now, it is very likely to pass the Senate.
"Women who want to stop unwanted pregnancies covered by rights: the right to choose to stop the pregnancy to develop a mandatory national service", said the bill's language.
Some groups have complained that the price is only a barrier to abortion access. They say, too few doctors to provide the program and need more information who do. Repaid according to the bill, will not exceed ? 450 - to charge more than abortion and provider of medical services in France.
Although in some aspects of French society against abortion rights, this issue rarely make headlines. European countries of France, minors without parental consent abortion, and in 1988, the first country to introduce RU-486, termination of pregnancy led to the separation of the embryo from the uterine wall.
This is a different drug in the United States is known as the "morning pill," it works to prevent ovulation or fertilization. In medicine, pregnancy when a fertilized egg to attach importance to the uterine wall.
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