France pays tribute to Simone Veil with Pantheon burial
Simone Veil was best known for legalizing abortion. French President Emmanuel Macron says Veil is a compass for France in troubled times.
The flag-draped coffins of late Auschwitz survivor and French health minister Simone Veil and her late husband Antoine Veil are carried by members of the French Gardes Republicains during a national tribute before being laid to rest in the crypt of the Pantheon mausoleum, in Paris, France, July 1, 2(photo credit: REUTERS/LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL)ByREUTERSUpdated:
