← 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 168046Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (304 for, 215 against, 28 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

304

Against

215

Abstain

Margin of victory

89 votes

Turnout (cast)

547

Absent

158

Participation rate

77.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 34Against 75Abstain 14Absent 56

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 3Abstain 3Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 3Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 47Against 13Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 5Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 6Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany41
France37
Spain35
Italy26
Netherlands14

Most against

Poland26
Hungary11
Belgium10
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 19Abstain 0Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 34Abstain 2Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 7Absent 22

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 16Against 26Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 13Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

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