Home > Resources > In the NewsSimone Veil, Ex-Minister Who Wrote France’s Abortion Law, Dies at 89 In the NewsSimone Veil, Ex-Minister Who Wrote France’s Abortion Law, Dies at 89 Copyright: © European Union – EP On this sad day in the history of the USA, we remember Simone Veil, the Holocaust survivor who wrote the law in France that gave women the right to abortions. Read The New York Times article here. « previous next » Post navigation In the NewsA fierce, uncompromisingly radical Jewish feminist finally gets her dueIn the NewsA Holocaust survivor celebrates her 100th birthday at a Queens synagogue