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Simone Veil: The Holocaust Survivor Who Became a French Minister

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Simone Veil, Ex-Minister Who Wrote France’s Abortion Law, Dies at 89 – The New York Times
An Auschwitz survivor, Mrs. Veil was a vocal advocate for women’s rights who served as health minister and later as president of the European Parliament.

Veil, who died last week, was a fierce lawyer, a Holocaust survivor, and the first woman elected as president of the European Parliament.