His namesake, the Neuwirth Law legalized birth control in France on 28 December 1967.
[2] He joined the paratroopers and fought in Brittany, Belgium and the Netherlands where he miraculously survived a firing squad in 1945.
[1] After the war, he joined the Rally of the French People and was elected in Saint-Étienne city council.
[1] As a member of the military reserve force, he spent some time in Algiers around 1958 and helped in the negotiations which led to the end of the French Fourth Republic.
[1] He faced a violent opposition in his political family, notably the government, and successfully pleaded the case to the general De Gaulle himself.