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

Effect: Adopted
Result: 336 for · 163 against · 39 abstained roll call
Date: 11 April 2024, 13:30–13:39
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0207
Dossier: 2024-2655
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 37 votes · 31 roll calls · 15 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ID (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Thursday 11 April 2024
Final vote: 168054

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0207
Dossier: 2024-2655
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 37 votes · 31 roll calls · 15 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ID (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Thursday 11 April 2024
Final vote: 168054

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew; opposed by EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

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Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 10	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 25	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 55	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 36	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 23	Against 42	Abst. 3	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided
ECR	For 0	Against 20	Abst. 3	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Patriots	For 1	Against 16	Abst. 8	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided
ESN	For 0	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 2	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

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All votes on this decision, 37

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Amendment 14 to paragraph 1 B9-0205/2024 – § 1 – Am 14	Roll call	128 for, 395 against, 26 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Counted	216 for, 327 against, 17 abstained Rejected
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Counted	216 for, 327 against, 17 abstained Rejected
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 4 to paragraph 3 B9-0205/2024 – § 3 – Am 4	Roll call	140 for, 401 against, 18 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
5	Paragraph 3 — part 1 B9-0205/2024 – § 3/1 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’”	Roll call	342 for, 188 against, 27 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP, ECR; split: EPP
6	Paragraph 3 — part 2 B9-0205/2024 – § 3/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	329 for, 171 against, 47 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP, ECR; split: EPP
7	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 3 B9-0205/2024 – After § 3 – Am 7	Roll call	143 for, 393 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
8	Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 3 B9-0205/2024 – After § 3 – Am 15	Roll call	128 for, 400 against, 29 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
9	Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0205/2024 – After § 4 – Am 16	Roll call	85 for, 407 against, 52 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
10	Separate vote on paragraph 5 B9-0205/2024 – § 5	Roll call	348 for, 170 against, 41 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
11	Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 5 B9-0205/2024 – After § 5 – Am 17	Roll call	136 for, 382 against, 39 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
12	Amendment 6 to paragraph 6 B9-0205/2024 – § 6 – Am 6D	Roll call	115 for, 406 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
13	Paragraph 6 — part 1 B9-0205/2024 – § 6/1 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”	Roll call	359 for, 131 against, 63 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP, ECR, ID; split: ECR
14	Paragraph 6 — part 2 B9-0205/2024 – § 6/2 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;”	Roll call	344 for, 139 against, 68 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP, ECR, ID; split: ECR
15	Amendment 5 to paragraph 8 B9-0205/2024 – § 8 – Am 5	Roll call	129 for, 402 against, 27 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
16	Separate vote on paragraph 8 B9-0205/2024 – § 8	Roll call	336 for, 175 against, 42 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR, ID
17	Separate vote on paragraph 11 B9-0205/2024 – § 11	Roll call	348 for, 147 against, 56 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
18	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 11 B9-0205/2024 – After § 11 – Am 9	Roll call	139 for, 390 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
19	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 12 B9-0205/2024 – After § 12 – Am 8	Roll call	119 for, 406 against, 26 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
20	Amendment 3 B9-0205/2024 – Citations – Am 3	Roll call	117 for, 410 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
21	Recital A — part 1 B9-0205/2024 – Recital A/1 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”	Roll call	353 for, 138 against, 53 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
22	Separate vote on recital A	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
23	Amendment 10, adding text after recital A B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 10	Roll call	150 for, 386 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
24	Amendment 11, adding text after recital A B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 11	Roll call	144 for, 395 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
25	Amendment 12, adding text after recital A B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 12	Roll call	143 for, 392 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
26	Amendment 13, adding text after recital A B9-0205/2024 – After recital A – Am 13	Roll call	156 for, 394 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
27	Separate vote on recital B	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
28	Recital B — part 2 B9-0205/2024 – Recital B/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	304 for, 215 against, 28 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
29	Separate vote on recital P B9-0205/2024 – Recital P	Roll call	341 for, 131 against, 71 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
30	Recital Q — part 1 B9-0205/2024 – Recital Q/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘for five weeks, but fortunately this vote is now scheduled for 10 April 2024’”	Roll call	339 for, 110 against, 91 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
31	Recital Q — part 2 B9-0205/2024 – Recital Q/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	40 for, 473 against, 35 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
32	Separate vote on recital N B9-0205/2024 – Recital N	Roll call	330 for, 164 against, 50 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID
33	Separate vote on recital T B9-0205/2024 – Recital T	Roll call	319 for, 165 against, 59 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR, ID
34	Separate vote on recital U B9-0205/2024 – Recital U	Roll call	329 for, 158 against, 58 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID
35	Final vote — text as a whole B9-0205/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	336 for, 163 against, 39 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens
36	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0207/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
37	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0208/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Greens, EPP, ECR, ID · split votes by EPP (2), ECR (2), ID.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0207

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A motion for a resolution from the ECR Group opposes including the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. It says health and medical care are the exclusive competence of member states and rejects any Charter amendment that limits or violates human rights.

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Dossier

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2024/2655(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 11 April 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/62
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11
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Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights”. Decision, 11 April 2024. votingId 168054, document B-9-2024-0207, reference 2024-2655. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/62 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-11-62,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/62}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/62},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168054, document B-9-2024-0207, reference 2024-2655. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}