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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 168051Source: 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (330 for, 164 against, 50 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

330

Against

164

Abstain

Margin of victory

166 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 39Against 51Abstain 32Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 103Against 0Abstain 5Absent 28

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 8Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 1Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 2Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France41
Spain32
Sweden17
Netherlands15

Most against

Italy28
Poland24
Hungary10
Slovakia5

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 4Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 4Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 15Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 26Abstain 3Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 4Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 4Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 24Abstain 10Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 18

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 16Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

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