Simone Veil
Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician. She fought for women's rights as a member of the French Parliament, and the 1975 law allowing women the right to an abortion bears her name.
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Jewish Women's Archive. "Simone Veil." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/simone-veil>.