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THE 51 PERCENT © FRANCE 24
12:50
Issued on: 15/05/2026 - 12:50Modified: 15/05/2026 - 12:50
From the show
With a notable decline in birthrates, France is now providing free egg retrieval for young women. But the health system is struggling to cope as a growing number decide to take up the offer. This as the French government is to send letters to 29-year-old women and men, asking them to reflect if they indeed want children. Annette Young talks to French journalist, Diane de Vignemont, on why this approach is out-of-touch. Plus the Austrian nuns who made headlines when they escaped a retirement home to return to their convent, have reportedly won the backing of the Vatican to stay put.
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