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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 168021Source: 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+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 “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 (329 for, 171 against, 47 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

329

Against

171

Abstain

Margin of victory

158 votes

Turnout (cast)

547

Absent

158

Participation rate

77.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 41Against 67Abstain 19Absent 52

S&D136 MEPs

For 102Against 2Abstain 4Absent 28

Renew100 MEPs

For 74Against 4Abstain 2Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 5Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 3Against 35Abstain 13Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 3Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
France42
Spain32
Netherlands18
Sweden18

Most against

Italy28
Poland25
Hungary10
Slovakia6
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 4Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 2Abstain 13Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 31Abstain 1Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 2Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 15Against 25Abstain 1Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 15Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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