← Votes·2022-06-09

Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturning of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court

Vote ID 145778Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturning of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (364 for, 154 against, 37 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

364

Against

154

Abstain

Margin of victory

210 votes

Turnout (cast)

555

Absent

150

Participation rate

78.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 52Against 65Abstain 28Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 5Absent 12

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 34Abstain 1Absent 30

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 11Abstain 2Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Germany42
Spain37
Romania18
Netherlands17

Most against

Italy29
Poland23
Hungary7

Divided delegations

Austria
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 4Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 2Absent 27

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 28Abstain 2Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 29Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 14Against 23Abstain 5Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 13Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

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