Decision
European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 358 for · 202 against · 79 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 December 2025, 12:37–12:47
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a clear majority
- Dossier
- 2025/3007(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- HealthJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 53 votes · 25 roll calls · 6 amendments
- Requested by
- Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (5 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
- Final vote
- 182767
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 358 for, 202 against, 79 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a clear majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (1 adopted, 5 rejected) and 42 parts of the text voted on separately (39 adopted, 3 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 41 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 47 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 118 | Against 2 | Abst. 2 | No vote 14 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| Renew | For 62 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 71 | Against 68 | Abst. 28 | No vote 21 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.14 | |
| ECR | For 1 | Against 64 | Abst. 8 | No vote 6 of 79 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.82 | |
| Patriots | For 4 | Against 38 | Abst. 35 | No vote 8 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.24 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 23 | Abst. 1 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| No group | For 14 | Against 7 | Abst. 5 | No vote 4 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 14
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
S&D line For · 2 voted against, 2 abstained of 122 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA Malta
- Lucia ANNUNZIATA Italy
Abstained (2)
- Daniel ATTARD Malta
- Thomas BAJADA Malta
ECR line Against · 1 voted for, 8 abstained of 73 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Elena DONAZZAN Italy
Abstained (8)
- Assita KANKO Belgium
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Ondřej KRUTÍLEK Czechia
- Reinis POZŅAKS Latvia
- Rihards KOLS Latvia
- Roberts ZĪLE Latvia
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
ESN line Against · 1 abstained of 24 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Sarah KNAFO France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Belgium | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0.53 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Czechia | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0.21 |
| Germany | 43 | 39 | 4 | 10 | 0.25 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.79 |
| Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 25 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0.21 |
| Finland | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 39 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0.27 |
| Greece | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 |
| Hungary | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 39 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| Poland | 23 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Portugal | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Romania | 16 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0.46 |
| Sweden | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.10 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI Sweden | Renew | Speeches2 | 17 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy | Renew | Speeches1 | 17 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands | ECR | Speeches3 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Laurence TROCHU France | ECR | Speeches3 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Against |
| Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany | Renew | Speeches3 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ Romania | Greens | Speeches3 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 53
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote — text as a whole B10-0557/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 241 for, 356 against, 48 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 2 | Amendment 9 to paragraph 2 B10-0558/2025 – § 2 – Am 9 | Roll call | 209 for, 415 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR, Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 3 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 B10-0558/2025 – § 2/1 Part voted on: ‘Calls on the Commission, in line with the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ ECI proposal, to set up an opt-in mechanism that is open to Member States on a voluntary basis, with EU financial support to ensure solidarity, without interfering with nationals laws and regulations; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to provide Member States with financial support to enable them to provide safe termination of pregnancies, in accordance with their domestic law,’ | Roll call | 350 for, 217 against, 74 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; split: EPP |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 9 to paragraph 2 B10-0558/2025 – § 2 – Am 9 | Roll call | 209 for, 415 against, 21 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR, Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 3 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 B10-0558/2025 – § 2/1 Part voted on: ‘Calls on the Commission, in line with the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ ECI proposal, to set up an opt-in mechanism that is open to Member States on a voluntary basis, with EU financial support to ensure solidarity, without interfering with nationals laws and regulations; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to provide Member States with financial support to enable them to provide safe termination of pregnancies, in accordance with their domestic law,’ | Roll call | 350 for, 217 against, 74 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; split: EPP |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 2 — part 2 B10-0558/2025 – § 2/2 Part voted on: “for anyone in the EU who still lacks access to safe and legal abortion;” | Roll call | 364 for, 207 against, 64 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; split: EPP |
| 5 | Paragraph 4 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’ and ‘including abortion’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 6 | Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “the second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’ and ‘including abortion’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 7 | Amendment 10 to paragraph 5 B10-0558/2025 – § 5 – Am 10 | Roll call | 233 for, 390 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 8 | Paragraph 5 — part 1 of 4 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including the roll-back of SRHR and attacks on SRHR defenders;’ the second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’ and ‘safe and legal abortion’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 9 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 of 4 Part voted on: “including the roll-back of SRHR and attacks on SRHR defenders;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 10 | Paragraph 5 — part 3 of 4 Part voted on: “the second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 11 | Paragraph 5 — part 4 of 4 Part voted on: “safe and legal abortion” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 12 | Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 13 | Paragraph 6 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “the second ‘R’ in ‘SRHR’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 7 B10-0558/2025 – § 7 | Roll call | 315 for, 297 against, 24 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; separate: EPP |
| 15 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 B10-0558/2025 – § 8 | Roll call | 434 for, 138 against, 63 abstained Adopted | |
| 16 | Separate vote on paragraph 9 B10-0558/2025 – § 9 | Roll call | 393 for, 194 against, 47 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; separate: EPP |
| 17 | Separate vote on citation 11 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 18 | Separate vote on citation 14 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 19 | Separate vote on citation 15 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 20 | Separate vote on citation 16 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 21 | Separate vote on citation 18 | Counted | 301 for, 271 against, 75 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 22 | Separate vote on citation 19 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 23 | Separate vote on citation 20 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 24 | Separate vote on citation 22 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 25 | Separate vote on citation 30 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 26 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital B B10-0558/2025 – After recital B – Am 1 | Roll call | 289 for, 306 against, 51 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 27 | Separate vote on recital D | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 28 | Separate vote on recital D | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 29 | Separate vote on recital D | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 30 | Amendment 3 to recital E B10-0558/2025 – Recital E – Am 3 | Roll call | 204 for, 413 against, 24 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 31 | Separate vote on recital E | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 32 | Recital E — part 2 B10-0558/2025 – Recital E/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 438 for, 170 against, 32 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR |
| 33 | Separate vote on recital F | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 34 | Separate vote on recital G | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 35 | Separate vote on recital H | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 36 | Separate vote on recital I | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 37 | Separate vote on recital J | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; split: ECR; separate: EPP |
| 38 | Recital J — part 1 B10-0558/2025 – Recital J/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘harmful’” | Roll call | 435 for, 105 against, 102 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; split: ECR; separate: EPP |
| 39 | Recital J — part 2 B10-0558/2025 – Recital J/2 Part voted on: “that word” | Roll call | 400 for, 181 against, 60 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR, Renew, Greens, S&D; split: ECR; separate: EPP |
| 40 | Separate vote on recital K B10-0558/2025 – Recital K | Roll call | 354 for, 237 against, 54 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR, Renew, Greens, S&D; separate: EPP |
| 41 | Separate vote on recital L | Counted | 352 for, 172 against, 113 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 42 | Separate vote on recital M | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; separate: EPP |
| 43 | Separate vote on recital M B10-0558/2025 – Recital M | Roll call | 381 for, 175 against, 86 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; separate: EPP |
| 44 | Amendment 6 to recital N B10-0558/2025 – Recital N – Am 6 | Roll call | 179 for, 411 against, 53 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 45 | Separate vote on recital N B10-0558/2025 – Recital N | Roll call | 385 for, 144 against, 104 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; separate: EPP |
| 46 | Amendment 7, adding text after recital P B10-0558/2025 – After recital P – Am 7 | Roll call | 320 for, 269 against, 39 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 47 | Separate vote on recital Q B10-0558/2025 – Recital Q | Roll call | 349 for, 225 against, 59 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; separate: EPP |
| 48 | Separate vote on recital R B10-0558/2025 – Recital R | Roll call | 408 for, 159 against, 65 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; separate: EPP |
| 49 | Separate vote on recital S B10-0558/2025 – Recital S | Roll call | 348 for, 227 against, 61 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D; separate: EPP |
| 50 | Final vote — text as a whole B10-0558/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 358 for, 202 against, 79 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 51 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 52 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 53 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | Requested byroll call: Renew, Greens, S&D |
Roll calls requested by Greens, S&D, Renew, ECR · split votes by EPP (5), ECR (2) · separate votes by EPP.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution backing the European citizens' initiative 'My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion'.
The resolution calls for EU legislation to create a financial mechanism helping member states that voluntarily join it to provide safe abortion care.
Parliament's position is that access to safe, universally accessible and legal abortion is a fundamental right.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution responds to the European citizens’ initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’, which gathered 1.2 million signatures. Parliament welcomes the initiative and calls on the Commission to set up a voluntary opt-in mechanism with EU financial support for Member States to provide safe abortion care.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/3007(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
European Citizens’ Initiative 'My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion'
Parliament adopted the text on 17 December 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 December 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: FEMM · Author: Abir AL-SAHLANI (Renew)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’”. Decision, 17 December 2025. votingId 182767, document B-10-2025-0558, reference 2025/3007(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-12-17-11,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/11}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/11},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 182767, document B-10-2025-0558, reference 2025/3007(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}