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Gesetz über den Schwangerschaftsabbruch

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über den Schutz der Schwangerschaft und die Strafbarkeit des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs
Voting day 28.05.1978
Voting result Rejected (31.20% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 285
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Social policy > Social groups > Status of women
State organisation > Legal system > Criminal law
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 11958
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 998 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (101 Yes, 41 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (19 Yes, 13 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Dissidente der Organisation "Ja zum Leben" sowie Teile der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für straflosen Schwangerschaftsabbruch
Signatures 95,041
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Recommendations by parties
Yes
CVP
EVP
No
FDP
LdU
LPS
PdA
POCH
REP
SPS
Free vote
SD
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 23.1% (Details)
Recommendations by others
No
SGB
Free vote
TravS
Deviating party sections
Yes
FDP AG
FDP SZ
FDP ZG
SVP AG
SVP GL
SVP SH
SVP TG
No
CVP FR
CVP GR
CVP JU
CVP LU
CVP NW
CVP SG
CVP SO
CVP SZ
CVP TI
CVP VS
SVP AR
SVP FR
SVP GR
SVP SG
SVP SZ
SVP VD
SVP ZH
Free vote
CVP OW
CVP SH
CVP VD
EVP AG
FDP BL
FDP FR
FDP SG
FDP UR
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Social Archives
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (31.20% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (0.0 Yes, 22.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 48.87%
Decree on voting result PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote polls
Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results PDF (in German)