Recital J — part 1 · European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ · Vote

Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Adopted · 68 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘harmful’”

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 41	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 5 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 48	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 5 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 119	Against 1	Abst. 2	No vote 14 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.96
Renew	For 64	Against 2	Abst. 0	No vote 9 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.95
EPP	For 114	Against 19	Abst. 30	No vote 25 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.55
ECR	For 4	Against 20	Abst. 51	No vote 4 of 79	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.52
Patriots	For 33	Against 35	Abst. 9	No vote 8 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.18
ESN	For 2	Against 22	Abst. 0	No vote 3 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.88
No group	For 10	Against 6	Abst. 10	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.

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

Each cell: members of that country in that group who voted for – against – abstained (group at the date of the vote). Shading: the share of the cell's votes that were for; the stronger the shading, the more for (scale below). — : no member voted.
Country	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	No group
Austria	no member voted	2–0–0	4–0–0	2–0–0	3–1–1	no member voted	0–6–0	no member voted	no member voted
Belgium	2–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	4–0–0	1–0–2	0–0–2	0–2–0	no member voted	no member voted
Bulgaria	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	3–0–0	5–0–0	0–0–1	no member voted	0–1–0	1–0–0
Cyprus	1–0–0	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	2–0–0	0–0–1	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0
Czechia	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	4–1–0	2–0–1	1–1–7	0–1–0	0–0–1
Germany	4–0–0	13–0–0	13–0–0	6–0–0	21–1–3	no member voted	no member voted	1–14–0	3–0–6
Denmark	1–0–0	3–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	2–0–0	0–0–1	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted
Estonia	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	2–0–0	1–0–0	0–0–1	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Spain	3–0–0	2–0–0	19–0–0	1–0–0	6–2–13	0–0–2	0–4–0	no member voted	0–0–1
Finland	3–0–0	2–0–0	2–0–0	1–0–0	4–0–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
France	8–0–0	4–0–0	11–0–0	13–0–0	3–1–2	0–0–4	28–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0
Greece	4–0–0	no member voted	3–0–0	no member voted	7–0–0	0–0–2	no member voted	no member voted	3–1–0
Croatia	no member voted	1–0–0	4–0–0	no member voted	3–3–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Hungary	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	0–9–0	0–1–0	no member voted
Ireland	3–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	3–1–0	4–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Italy	9–0–0	4–0–0	20–0–0	no member voted	5–1–2	0–0–24	0–6–2	no member voted	no member voted
Lithuania	no member voted	1–0–0	2–0–0	2–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	no member voted	0–1–0	no member voted
Luxembourg	no member voted	1–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	0–1–0
Latvia	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	1–0–0	2–0–0	0–0–3	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted
Malta	no member voted	no member voted	0–1–2	no member voted	0–2–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Netherlands	no member voted	6–0–0	4–0–0	7–0–0	4–2–0	0–1–0	4–1–0	no member voted	no member voted
Poland	no member voted	no member voted	3–0–0	1–0–0	18–0–3	1–13–3	0–2–0	0–2–0	0–1–0
Portugal	1–0–0	no member voted	6–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–4	no member voted	0–2–0	no member voted	no member voted
Romania	no member voted	1–0–0	8–0–0	2–1–0	6–2–0	0–3–3	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Sweden	2–0–0	3–0–0	5–0–0	2–0–0	5–0–0	0–0–3	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovenia	no member voted	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovakia	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	6–0–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–2–0	1–3–2

Share for: 0–19 %20–39 %40–59 %60–79 %80–100 %

Renew members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
Country	For	Against
Austria	2	0
Belgium	4	0
Bulgaria	3	0
Germany	6	0
Denmark	4	0
Estonia	2	0
Spain	1	0
Finland	1	0
France	13	0
Ireland	3	1
Lithuania	2	0
Luxembourg	1	0
Latvia	1	0
Netherlands	7	0
Poland	1	0
Portugal	1	0
Romania	2	1
Sweden	2	0
Slovenia	2	0
Slovakia	6	0

Members

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No vote recorded, 77

Members in office that day without a recorded position. No vote recorded is not the same as absent: leave, illness or chairing the sitting look the same.

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Name · group that day · country

Adam JARUBAS group that day: EPP · Poland
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU group that day: Patriots · Greece
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA group that day: EPP · Spain
Ana Miguel PEDRO group that day: EPP · Portugal
András Tivadar KULJA group that day: EPP · Hungary
Andreas GLÜCK group that day: Renew · Germany
Anja HAZEKAMP group that day: The Left · Netherlands
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON group that day: Renew · Finland
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN group that day: S&D · Ireland
Arash SAEIDI group that day: The Left · France
Axel VOSS group that day: EPP · Germany
Barry ANDREWS group that day: Renew · Ireland
Barry COWEN group that day: Renew · Ireland
Catarina MARTINS group that day: The Left · Portugal
Chloé RIDEL group that day: S&D · France
Claire FITA group that day: S&D · France
Dan NICA group that day: S&D · Romania
Daniel CASPARY group that day: EPP · Germany
Daniel OBAJTEK group that day: ECR · Poland
David MCALLISTER group that day: EPP · Germany
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ group that day: No group · Romania
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI group that day: ECR · Poland
Dóra DÁVID group that day: EPP · Hungary
Dragoş BENEA group that day: S&D · Romania
Elena YONCHEVA group that day: No group · Bulgaria
Emma WIESNER group that day: Renew · Sweden
Enikő GYŐRI group that day: Patriots · Hungary
Erik MARQUARDT group that day: Greens · Germany
Eszter LAKOS group that day: EPP · Hungary
Eva MAYDELL group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
Francisco ASSIS group that day: S&D · Portugal
Gabriella GERZSENYI group that day: EPP · Hungary
Gerolf ANNEMANS group that day: Patriots · Belgium
Gheorghe FALCĂ group that day: EPP · Romania
Hannes HEIDE group that day: S&D · Austria
Hermann TERTSCH group that day: Patriots · Spain
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN group that day: EPP · Romania
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ group that day: The Left · Spain
Isilda GOMES group that day: S&D · Portugal
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ group that day: Greens · Spain
Joachim STREIT group that day: Renew · Germany
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO group that day: Renew · Portugal
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT group that day: ECR · Belgium
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS group that day: Patriots · Spain
Kateřina KONEČNÁ group that day: No group · Czechia
Katri KULMUNI group that day: Renew · Finland
Kinga GÁL group that day: Patriots · Hungary
Kinga KOLLÁR group that day: EPP · Hungary
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA group that day: S&D · Spain
Liudas MAŽYLIS group that day: EPP · Lithuania
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS group that day: No group · Romania
Majdouline SBAI group that day: Greens · France
Manfred WEBER group that day: EPP · Germany
Manuela RIPA group that day: EPP · Germany
Marco FALCONE group that day: EPP · Italy
Marco TARQUINIO group that day: S&D · Italy
Marie DAUCHY group that day: Patriots · France
Marta WCISŁO group that day: EPP · Poland
Michał DWORCZYK group that day: ECR · Poland
Mihai TUDOSE group that day: S&D · Romania
Mimmo LUCANO group that day: The Left · Italy
Nela RIEHL group that day: Greens · Germany
Niels FUGLSANG group that day: S&D · Denmark
Nils UŠAKOVS group that day: S&D · Latvia
Petar VOLGIN group that day: ESN · Bulgaria
Péter MAGYAR group that day: EPP · Hungary
Rachel BLOM group that day: Patriots · Netherlands
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ group that day: EPP · Lithuania
Riho TERRAS group that day: EPP · Estonia
Roberta METSOLA group that day: EPP · Malta
Stanislav STOYANOV group that day: ESN · Bulgaria
Stanisław TYSZKA group that day: ESN · Poland
Sven SIMON group that day: EPP · Germany
Tiemo WÖLKEN group that day: S&D · Germany
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ group that day: Greens · Spain
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE group that day: Renew · Belgium
Zoltán TARR group that day: EPP · Hungary

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**Result**: for–against–abstained. **For**: share of the votes cast. **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call.
Date	Vote	Kind	Result	For	Requested by	r · shared
12 Feb 2026	Paragraph 1, point u — part 6 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	357 for, 134 against, 53 abstained Adopted	For 66 %	Requested by Greens	r · shared0.82 503 voters
12 Feb 2026	Paragraph 1, point u — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	338 for, 147 against, 66 abstained Adopted	For 61 %	Requested by Patriots, Greens	r · shared0.81 509 voters
12 Feb 2026	Paragraph 1, point r — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	343 for, 146 against, 68 abstained Adopted	For 62 %	Requested by S&D	r · shared0.80 514 voters

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**Result**: for–against–abstained. **For**: share of the votes cast. **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call.
Date	Vote	Kind	Result	For	Requested by	r · shared
12 Feb 2026	Paragraph 1, point u — part 4 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	351 for, 141 against, 68 abstained Adopted	For 63 %	Requested by Greens	r · shared0.80 516 voters
12 Feb 2026	Paragraph 1, point u — part 5 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	343 for, 154 against, 59 abstained Adopted	For 62 %	Requested by Greens	r · shared0.80 515 voters
12 Feb 2026	Recital M — part 4 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	341 for, 136 against, 58 abstained Adopted	For 64 %	Requested by S&D	r · shared0.79 492 voters
12 Feb 2026	Paragraph 1, point u — part 7 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	381 for, 118 against, 36 abstained Adopted	For 71 %	Requested by Greens	r · shared0.79 495 voters
21 May 2026	Paragraph 49 — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap	Split vote	358 for, 134 against, 30 abstained Adopted	For 69 %	Requested by S&D	r · shared0.79 473 voters
28 Apr 2026	Paragraph 12 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU	Split vote	496 for, 94 against, 55 abstained Adopted	For 77 %	Requested by S&D	r · shared0.79 583 voters
19 Dec 2024	Paragraph 1, point al — part 5 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women	Split vote	364 for, 120 against, 58 abstained Adopted	For 67 %	Requested by S&D, Renew, Greens	r · shared0.79 495 voters

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The decision

Decision European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ Resolution · motion for a resolution 17 Dec 2025 Adopted

Other votes on this decision

Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Final vote — text as a whole (B10-0557/2025) Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Amendment 9 to paragraph 2 Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Paragraph 2 — part 1 Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Paragraph 2 — part 2 Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Amendment 10 to paragraph 5 Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Separate vote on paragraph 7 Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Separate vote on paragraph 8 Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Separate vote on paragraph 9 Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Amendment 1, adding text after recital B Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025
Vote European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ — Amendment 3 to recital E Roll-call vote · 17 Dec 2025 17 Dec 2025

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-12-17/182755
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Recital J — part 1 — European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’”. Vote, 17 December 2025. votingId 182755, reference 2025/3007(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-12-17/182755 (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: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-17/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-vote-2025-12-17-182755,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recital J — part 1 — 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/votes/2025-12-17/182755}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-12-17/182755},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 182755, 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: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}