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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 168050Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (40 for, 473 against, 35 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

Against

473

Abstain

Margin of victory

433 votes

Turnout (cast)

548

Absent

157

Participation rate

77.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 12Against 101Abstain 13Absent 53

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 106Abstain 1Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 3Against 79Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 4Against 56Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 9Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 9Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 10Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 2Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany74
France49
Italy45
Spain43
Poland40

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 9Against 49Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 74Abstain 2Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 3Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 40Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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