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FILE - In this Jan.27 2002 file photo, Simone Veil is reflected in a pane of glass as she addresses the German Parliament during a commemorative ceremony for the victims of the Nazi regime in the Reichstag building in Berlin. Simone Veil, a Nazi death camp survivor and prominent French politician who spearheaded abortion rights, dies. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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FILE - In this March 18, 2010 file photo, Simone Veil, dressed in the French Academician's uniform, displays her ceremonial epee in the library of the Institut de France before a ceremony in Paris. Simone Veil, a Nazi death camp survivor and prominent French politician who spearheaded abortion rights, dies at age 89. (Philippe Wopjazer, Pool photo via AP, File)
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FILE - In this March 18, 2010 file photo, Simone Veil, dressed in the French Academician's uniform, delivers her speech at the Institut de France before a ceremony in Paris. Simone Veil, a Nazi death camp survivor and prominent French politician who spearheaded abortion rights, dies at age 89. (Philippe Wopjazer, Pool photo via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Jan 2003 file photo, former French Cabinet Minister and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil cries as she delivers a speech during the inauguration of the Paris Memorial for Holocaust victims. Simone Veil, a Nazi death camp survivor and prominent French politician who spearheaded abortion rights, dies at age 89. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, file)
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In this Dec. 13, 1974 file photo, French Health Minister Simone Veil speaks about abortion law at the French National Assembly in Paris. Simone Veil, a Nazi death camp survivor and prominent French politician who spearheaded abortion rights, dies at age 89. (AP Photo/Eustache Cardenas, File)
