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Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

37 votes in the order they were taken.Links open the , where every MEP’s position is recorded.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 15 amendments (15 rejected) and 19 parts of the text voted on separately (16 adopted, 3 rejected). 2 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

· 15

  1. Vote 1:Amendment 14 to paragraph 1

    B9-0205/2024 – § 1 – Am 14

    Rejected 128 for, 395 against, 26 abstained

    13:30

    Roll call requested by ECR

  2. Vote 4:Amendment 4 to paragraph 3

    B9-0205/2024 – § 3 – Am 4

    Rejected 140 for, 401 against, 18 abstained

    13:32

    Roll call requested by ID

  3. Vote 7:Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 3

    B9-0205/2024 – After § 3 – Am 7

    Rejected 143 for, 393 against, 17 abstained

    13:33

    Roll call requested by ID

  4. Vote 8:Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 3

    B9-0205/2024 – After § 3 – Am 15

    Rejected 128 for, 400 against, 29 abstained

    13:33

    Roll call requested by ECR

  5. Vote 9:Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 4

    B9-0205/2024 – After § 4 – Am 16

    Rejected 85 for, 407 against, 52 abstained

    13:34

    Roll call requested by ECR

  6. Vote 11:Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 5

    B9-0205/2024 – After § 5 – Am 17

    Rejected 136 for, 382 against, 39 abstained

    13:34

    Roll call requested by ECR

  7. Vote 12:Amendment 6 to paragraph 6

    B9-0205/2024 – § 6 – Am 6D

    Rejected 115 for, 406 against, 25 abstained

    13:34

    Roll call requested by ID

  8. Vote 15:Amendment 5 to paragraph 8

    B9-0205/2024 – § 8 – Am 5

    Rejected 129 for, 402 against, 27 abstained

    13:35

    Roll call requested by ID

  9. Vote 18:Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 11

    B9-0205/2024 – After § 11 – Am 9

    Rejected 139 for, 390 against, 25 abstained

    13:35

    Roll call requested by ID

  10. Vote 19:Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 12

    B9-0205/2024 – After § 12 – Am 8

    Rejected 119 for, 406 against, 26 abstained

    13:36

    Roll call requested by ID

  11. Vote 20:Amendment 3

    B9-0205/2024 – Citations – Am 3

    Rejected 117 for, 410 against, 25 abstained

    13:36

    Roll call requested by ID

  12. Vote 23:Amendment 10, adding text after recital A

    B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 10

    Rejected 150 for, 386 against, 14 abstained

    13:36

    Roll call requested by ECR

  13. Vote 24:Amendment 11, adding text after recital A

    B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 11

    Rejected 144 for, 395 against, 9 abstained

    13:36

    Roll call requested by ECR

  14. Vote 25:Amendment 12, adding text after recital A

    B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 12

    Rejected 143 for, 392 against, 14 abstained

    13:37

    Roll call requested by ECR

  15. Vote 26:Amendment 13, adding text after recital A

    B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 13

    Rejected 156 for, 394 against, 4 abstained

    13:37

    Roll call requested by ECR

· 19

19 votes on parts of the text: 16 adopted, 3 rejected

  1. Vote 2:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2

    Rejected 216 for, 327 against, 17 abstained

  2. Vote 3:Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2

    Rejected show of hands

  3. Vote 5:Paragraph 3 — part 1

    B9-0205/2024 – § 3/1

    Adopted 342 for, 188 against, 27 abstained

    13:33

    Roll call requested by EPP, ECR · split vote by EPP

    The part voted on

    Text as a whole without the words: ‘and to adopt its proposal included in its resolution of 22 November 2023 to add sexual and reproductive healthcare and the right to safe and legal abortion to the Charter’

  4. Vote 6:Paragraph 3 — part 2

    B9-0205/2024 – § 3/2

    Adopted 329 for, 171 against, 47 abstained

    13:33

    Roll call requested by EPP, ECR · split vote by EPP

    those words

  5. Vote 10:Separate vote on paragraph 5

    B9-0205/2024 – § 5

    Adopted 348 for, 170 against, 41 abstained

    13:34

    Roll call requested by ECR

  6. Vote 13:Paragraph 6 — part 1

    B9-0205/2024 – § 6/1

    Adopted 359 for, 131 against, 63 abstained

    13:34

    Roll call requested by EPP, ECR, ID · split vote by ECR

    The part voted on

    ‘Urges the Member States to fully decriminalise abortion in line with the 2022 WHO guidelines, and to remove and combat obstacles to safe and legal abortion and access to SRHR’

  7. Vote 14:Paragraph 6 — part 2

    B9-0205/2024 – § 6/2

    Adopted 344 for, 139 against, 68 abstained

    13:35

    Roll call requested by EPP, ECR, ID · split vote by ECR

    The part voted on

    ‘calls on Poland and Malta to repeal their laws and other measures concerning bans and restrictions on abortion; urges the Polish authorities to prioritise legislative efforts to ensure full access to safe and legal abortion as soon as possible; urges the Maltese authorities to immediately decriminalise abortion and provide access to safe and legal abortion in line with the 2022 WHO guidelines;’

  8. Vote 16:Separate vote on paragraph 8

    B9-0205/2024 – § 8

    Adopted 336 for, 175 against, 42 abstained

    13:35

    Roll call requested by ECR, ID

  9. Vote 17:Separate vote on paragraph 11

    B9-0205/2024 – § 11

    Adopted 348 for, 147 against, 56 abstained

    13:35

    Roll call requested by ECR

  10. Vote 21:Recital A — part 1

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital A/1

    Adopted 353 for, 138 against, 53 abstained

    13:36

    Roll call requested by ECR · split vote by ECR

    The part voted on

    ‘whereas access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including safe and legal abortion care, constitutes a fundamental right; whereas the fulfilment of SRHR is essential in upholding human dignity and is intrinsically linked to combating sexual and gender-based violence’

  11. Vote 22:Separate vote on recital A

    Adopted show of hands

    Split vote by ECR

  12. Vote 27:Separate vote on recital B

    Adopted show of hands

    Split vote by ID

  13. Vote 28:Recital B — part 2

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital B/2

    Adopted 304 for, 215 against, 28 abstained

    13:37

    Roll call requested by ID · split vote by ID

    those words

  14. Vote 29:Separate vote on recital P

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital P

    Adopted 341 for, 131 against, 71 abstained

    13:37

    Roll call requested by EPP

  15. Vote 30:Recital Q — part 1

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital Q/1

    Adopted 339 for, 110 against, 91 abstained

    13:37

    Roll call requested by EPP · split vote by EPP

    Text as a whole without the words: ‘for five weeks, but fortunately this vote is now scheduled for 10 April 2024’

  16. Vote 31:Recital Q — part 2

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital Q/2

    Rejected 40 for, 473 against, 35 abstained

    13:38

    Roll call requested by EPP · split vote by EPP

    those words

  17. Vote 32:Separate vote on recital N

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital N

    Adopted 330 for, 164 against, 50 abstained

    13:38

    Roll call requested by ID

  18. Vote 33:Separate vote on recital T

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital T

    Adopted 319 for, 165 against, 59 abstained

    13:38

    Roll call requested by ECR, ID

  19. Vote 34:Separate vote on recital U

    B9-0205/2024 – Recital U

    Adopted 329 for, 158 against, 58 abstained

    13:38

    Roll call requested by ID

· 1

  1. Vote 35:Final vote — text as a whole · the decisive vote

    B9-0205/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

    Adopted 336 for, 163 against, 39 abstained

    13:39

    Roll call requested by Greens

Alternative motions · 2

  1. Vote 36:Alternative motion for a resolution

    B9-0207/2024

    Lapsed show of hands

  2. Vote 37:Alternative motion for a resolution

    B9-0208/2024

    Lapsed show of hands

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