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Popular vote of Feb 9, 2014 · Popular initiative · No. 579Volksinitiative «Abtreibungsfinanzierung ist Privatsache – Entlastung der Krankenversicherung durch Streichung der Kosten des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung»

Social and societal policy: Health and accident insurance, Women and gender equality policy · State organisation: Criminal law

The proposal was rejected.

Yes 30.2 %873'060No 69.8 %2'019'549
1 cantons for23 cantons against
Turnout
56.4 %
Eligible voters
5'211'681
Blank ballots
38'655
Invalid ballots
8'903

The proposal

Type of proposal
Popular initiative, formulated draft
Department in charge
Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA)
Legislative period
49th legislative period
Parliamentary business
Abtreibungsfinanzierung ist Privatsache - Entlastung der Krankenversicherung durch Streichung der Kosten des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung. Volksinitiative (12.052)
In the Federal Gazette
Botschaft zur Volksinitiative «Abtreibungsfinanzierung ist Privatsache – Entlastung der Krankenversicherung durch Streichung der Kosten des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung», May 30, 2012, Bundesbeschluss über die Volksinitiative «Abtreibungsfinanzierung ist Privatsache – Entlastung der Krankenversicherung durch Streichung der Kosten des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung», May 30, 2012, Bundesbeschluss über die Volksinitiative «Abtreibungsfinanzierung ist Privatsache – Entlastung der Krankenversicherung durch Streichung der Kosten des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung», Oct 8, 2013

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich29.9 %70.1 %56.9 %
Bern32.1 %67.9 %54.8 %
Lucerne38.1 %61.9 %57.5 %
Uri45.3 %54.7 %49.7 %
Schwyz44.3 %55.7 %60.6 %
Obwalden41.6 %58.4 %60.2 %
Nidwalden39.7 %60.3 %60.3 %
Glarus35.8 %64.2 %50.8 %
Zug33.7 %66.3 %60.9 %
Fribourg23.7 %76.3 %55.8 %
Solothurn34.7 %65.3 %55.6 %
Basel-Stadt24.6 %75.4 %56.5 %
Basel-Landschaft29.7 %70.3 %54.8 %
Schaffhausen35.0 %65.0 %70.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden39.8 %60.2 %57.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden50.9 %49.1 %52.1 %
St. Gallen42.4 %57.6 %55.4 %
Graubünden33.7 %66.3 %52.2 %
Aargau36.1 %63.9 %55.0 %
Thurgau40.9 %59.1 %52.9 %
Ticino32.5 %67.5 %57.0 %
Vaud10.9 %89.1 %58.0 %
Valais29.2 %70.8 %61.5 %
Neuchâtel16.2 %83.8 %55.2 %
Geneva13.8 %86.2 %57.4 %
Jura20.1 %79.9 %51.2 %

In Parliament

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No

The councils vote on the federal decree, which recommends rejecting the initiative: a yes to the decree is a no to the initiative. The votes are counted here for and against the initiative.

Final vote, National Council · Roll call

33 yes16.9 %155 no79.5 %7 abstentions3.6 %

Final vote, Council of States

5 yes11.9 %37 no88.1 %

Recommendations

Recommend yes
EDU, EVP, KVP, SVP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSPGewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse
Free vote
SD
No recommendation
Bauernverband
Dissenting sections
Recommend no: SVP JU, SVP VDFree vote: SVP FR, SVP GE, SVP GR

From launch to ballot

Launched by
überparteiliches Komitee
Valid signatures
109'597 of 100'000 required (109.6 %)
Invalid signatures
989
Collection time
524 of 546 days, 209 signatures a day
  1. Jan 12, 2010Pre-examination
  2. Jan 26, 2010Collection started
  3. Jul 4, 2011Submitted
  4. Jul 26, 2011Collection deadline
  5. Aug 16, 2011Declared valid
  6. May 9, 2012Federal Council message
  7. Sep 27, 2013Adopted by Parliament
  8. Nov 27, 2013Vote called
  9. Feb 9, 2014Popular vote
  10. Jun 17, 2014Result validated

Campaign

Party strength

Yes29.9 %No66.5 %Other3.6 %

38 newspaper ads

Yes16No21Neutral1
Media reports
72
Media tone
-35 (from −100 against to +100 for)
Yes posters
1, 2, 3
No posters
1

On the same day

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Counter-proposal

Accepted62.0 %
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Popular initiative

Accepted50.3 %

Documents

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Curia Vista, easyvote video, Année politique suisse

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.