← 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 168030Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+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 “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 ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (344 for, 139 against, 68 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

344

Against

139

Abstain

Margin of victory

205 votes

Turnout (cast)

551

Absent

154

Participation rate

78.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 41Against 33Abstain 52Absent 53

S&D136 MEPs

For 109Against 3Abstain 0Absent 24

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 45Abstain 9Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 5Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 0Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France43
Spain34
Netherlands19
Sweden18

Most against

Poland25
Italy24
Hungary9
Slovakia5
Malta4

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 11Abstain 20Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 6Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 15Against 25Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 12Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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