{
  "id": 9918414,
  "title": "France's first divorce law, a social revolution ahead of its time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/frances-first-divorce-law-a-social-revolution-ahead-of-its-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T05:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260926-france-s-first-divorce-law-a-social-revolution-ahead-of-its-time"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For a brief period at the end of the 18th century, France had the most liberal divorce laws in Europe. Before a conservative backlash brought it down, the legislation allowed thousands of couples to leave marriages for no other reason than wanting to – and became a touchstone for opponents and supporters of divorce alike.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}