According to Ireland’s Constitution, a woman’s place is in the home. Voters will decide on Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. CBC | World News
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France to enshrine abortion in its constitution in response to rollback of rights in U.S.
France’s Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine the right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »Chile voters reject conservative proposal to replace dictatorship-era constitution
The latest vote came more than a year after Chileans resoundingly rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention and one that many characterized as one of the world’s most progressive charters. CBC | World News
Read More »Ohio votes to entrench abortion rights in state constitution
Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories on Tuesday, including in conservative Ohio and Kentucky, an early signal that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for Democrats ahead of the 2024 presidential race. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump legal team calls impeachment ‘dangerous perversion’ of constitution in legal brief
U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team asserted Monday that he did “absolutely nothing wrong,” calling the impeachment case against him flimsy and a “dangerous perversion of the Constitution.” CBC | World News
Read More »Brexit analysis: David Starkey claims Bercow highlighted NEED for written constitution
JOHN BERCOW and Dominic Grieve have highlighted the need for a written British constitution, because they have changed the fundamental rules by which Parliament operates, famed constitutional historian David Starkey claimed in an interview with Express.co.uk. Daily Express :: News Feed
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