← 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 168054Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 (336 for, 163 against, 39 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

336

Against

163

Abstain

Margin of victory

173 votes

Turnout (cast)

538

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 45Against 70Abstain 11Absent 53

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 2Abstain 1Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 2Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 11Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 33Abstain 13Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 1Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Germany43
Spain34
Netherlands19
Sweden17

Most against

Italy27
Poland26
Hungary10
Slovakia5
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

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 2Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 12Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 30Abstain 2Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 27Abstain 1Absent 28

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 16Against 26Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 16Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

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