France offering free abortions.
French President Francois Hollande campaigned on a promise to offer 100 percent state funding for abortions, up from the 80 percent currently covered by the state -- and he's now delivering on it. The measure to fully cover the costs of French abortions was included in the 2013 social security budget.
Also included in the new budget is a measure to offer free and anonymous birth control to children between the ages of 15 and 18. Before, teenagers had to pay 70 percent of the costs.
Estimates on the number of abortions in France vary widely: L'Express said that 225,000 French women have abortions each year. The AFP said only 12,000 abortions were performed in France last year.
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