World Marie-Claire Chevalier, Catalyst for French Abortion Law, Dies at 66 February 10, 2022Katharine Q. Seelye and Constant MéheutComments Off on Marie-Claire Chevalier, Catalyst for French Abortion Law, Dies at 66 While in high school in 1972, she was raped and became pregnant. Her illegal abortion paved the way for France to decriminalize the procedure in 1975.
