Gisèle Halimi, trailblazing French feminist MP and lawyer, dies aged 93

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Gisèle Halimi, trailblazing French feminist MP and lawyer, dies aged 93
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Instrumental in decriminalising abortion in France, Halimi spent her life fighting for women’s rights

The Tunisian-born French feminist MP and lawyer Gisèle Halimi, described as a “trailblazer” and a “rebel”, has died one day after her 93rd birthday.

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