But the reasons the vote is historic go beyond the fact that France is the first nation past this vital gate. Now that the bilingual message “Mon Corps Mon Choix” — “My Body My Choice,” which was projected onto the Eiffel Tower, has been turned off and the bright lights of the media shine on other stories, it pays to reflect on how this remarkable event came to be and what it suggests about the true nature of democracy. “Historique” was the adjective du jour used to describe this week’s vote by French lawmakers to inscribe the right to abortion...