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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 168049Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (339 for, 110 against, 91 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

339

Against

110

Abstain

Margin of victory

229 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

165

Participation rate

76.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 48Against 33Abstain 42Absent 56

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 4Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 56Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 46Abstain 9Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 32Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 2Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France43
Spain33
Italy24
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland25
Hungary10
Slovakia5

Divided delegations

Croatia
Germany
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 8Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 14Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 28Abstain 2Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 12Abstain 17Absent 23

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 14Against 25Abstain 3Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 3Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 8Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

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