← 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 168052Source: 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 (319 for, 165 against, 59 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

319

Against

165

Abstain

Margin of victory

154 votes

Turnout (cast)

543

Absent

162

Participation rate

77.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 31Against 53Abstain 38Absent 57

S&D136 MEPs

For 101Against 7Abstain 2Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 3Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 9Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 4Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 0Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
France43
Spain35
Sweden19
Netherlands16

Most against

Italy27
Poland25
Hungary10
Romania9
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Italy
Poland
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 6Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 15Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 27Abstain 2Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 1Absent 26

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 16Against 25Abstain 2Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 15Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

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