French Senators on Thursday Dec 08,2016 passed a bill to ban pro-life websites from spreading "false information" about abortion, following a heated debate with rightwing lawmakers who argued it would contravene freedom of expression.
The bill, which now goes back to lower house of parliament for final approval, punishes attempts to indimidate women seeking an abortion by up to two years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros ($31,900)
The debate comes less than five months before France elects a new president, with the rightwing Les Républicains party candidateFrancois Fillon, a staunch Catholic, tipped to win.Fillon has said he is "personally" opposed to abortion, but that he will not try to overturn a landmark 1975 law legalising the practice.
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