← 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 168038Source: 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
✓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+15 / 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 and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (353 for, 138 against, 53 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

353

Against

138

Abstain

Margin of victory

215 votes

Turnout (cast)

544

Absent

161

Participation rate

77.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 49Against 53Abstain 21Absent 56

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 4Abstain 1Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 79Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 6Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 24Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 0Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
France43
Spain34
Italy25
Netherlands18

Most against

Poland25
Hungary8
Malta2

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Germany
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 13Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 28Abstain 4Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 12Abstain 14Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 14Against 25Abstain 3Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 15Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

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