← 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 168036Source: 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”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (117 for, 410 against, 25 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

117

Against

410

Abstain

Margin of victory

293 votes

Turnout (cast)

552

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 109Abstain 11Absent 50

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 107Abstain 1Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 1Against 81Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 10Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 1Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland25
Hungary9
Slovakia5

Most against

Germany70
France43
Spain37
Italy27
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Croatia
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 15Against 43Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 70Abstain 1Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 4Against 37Abstain 9Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

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