← Votes·2024-04-11

Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Civil Liberties64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fundamental rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168020Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (342 for, 188 against, 27 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

342

Against

188

Abstain

Margin of victory

154 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

148

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 46Against 68Abstain 14Absent 51

S&D136 MEPs

For 103Against 4Abstain 5Absent 24

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 6Against 48Abstain 3Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 3Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France42
Spain32
Netherlands19
Sweden18

Most against

Poland30
Italy26
Hungary10
Czech Republic8
Malta2

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 30Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 2Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 13Against 30Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 17Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

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