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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 168025Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant 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+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 (348 for, 170 against, 41 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

348

Against

170

Abstain

Margin of victory

178 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 52Against 53Abstain 25Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 107Against 3Abstain 2Absent 24

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 4Against 46Abstain 7Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 3Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France42
Spain35
Italy26
Belgium16

Most against

Poland27
Hungary10
Slovakia4
Malta2

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 16Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 30Abstain 3Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 5Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 15Against 27Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 15Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

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