← Votes·2025-12-17

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

Vote ID 182760Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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’”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (179 for, 411 against, 53 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

179

Against

411

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 31Against 128Abstain 7Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 114Abstain 3Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 58Against 2Abstain 16Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 14Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 11Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic13
Croatia7
Slovenia5
Latvia4

Most against

Germany63
Spain44
Italy39
Poland26
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 63Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 9Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 39Abstain 10Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 14Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs