← 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 168033Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (348 for, 147 against, 56 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

147

Abstain

Margin of victory

201 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 47Against 56Abstain 26Absent 50

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 5Abstain 0Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 79Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 8Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 5Against 28Abstain 19Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 1Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
France41
Spain33
Italy26
Sweden17

Most against

Poland28
Hungary8
Malta3

Divided delegations

Croatia
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 3Abstain 14Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 26Abstain 3Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 2Absent 22

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 16Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 17Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

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