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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’

Vote ID 182721Source: 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+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (233 for, 390 against, 18 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

233

Against

390

Abstain

Margin of victory

157 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 43Against 115Abstain 7Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 115Abstain 2Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 66Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 7Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain26
Poland24
Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany66
France38
Italy38
Netherlands21
Greece17

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 38Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 66Abstain 5Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 1Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs