Initiative «Financing abortion is a private matter»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Abtreibungsfinanzierung ist Privatsache – Entlastung der Krankenversicherung durch Streichung der Kosten des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
30.2% yes
- Cantons: 1 for, 23 against
- Turnout 56.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 1 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 50.9%, Turnout 52%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 45.3%, Turnout 50%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 44.3%, Turnout 61%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 42.4%, Turnout 55%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 41.6%, Turnout 60%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 41.0%, Turnout 53%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 39.8%, Turnout 57%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 39.8%, Turnout 60%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 38.1%, Turnout 58%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 36.1%, Turnout 55%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 35.8%, Turnout 51%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 71%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 34.7%, Turnout 56%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 33.7%, Turnout 52%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 33.7%, Turnout 61%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 57%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 55%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 29.9%, Turnout 57%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 29.7%, Turnout 55%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 61%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 24.6%, Turnout 57%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 23.7%, Turnout 56%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 20.1%, Turnout 51%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 16.2%, Turnout 55%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 13.8%, Turnout 57%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 10.9%, Turnout 58%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking34.3% yes
- French-speaking17.5% yes
- Ticino32.5% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Initiative «For the expulsion of criminal foreigners (Expulsion Initiative)»
28 November 2010 · ✓ Accepted · 7 of 26 cantons the same
- Ausländergesetz
24 September 2006 · ✓ Accepted · 1 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Asylgesetz
24 September 2006 · ✓ Accepted · 1 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.