| General information | |
|---|---|
| Official title | Volksinitiative «Abtreibungsfinanzierung ist Privatsache – Entlastung der Krankenversicherung durch Streichung der Kosten des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung» |
| Voting day | 09.02.2014 |
| Voting result | Rejected (30.18% Yes votes and 0.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 579 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area |
Social and societal policy > Social security > Health and accident insurance State organisation > Legal system > Criminal law Social and societal policy > Societal issues > Women and gender equality policy |
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
| Description by Année Politique Suisse | Link (in German / French) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Collection of signatures | |
|---|---|
| Initiators | überparteiliches Komitee |
| Preliminary examination | PDF (in German) |
| Signatures | 109,597 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 524 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Item Nº | 12.052 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 506 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (33 Yes, 155 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (5 Yes, 37 No) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Explainer video by easyvote | Link (in German) |
| Explanatory brochure by easyvote | PDF (in German) |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 29.9% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 38 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 43% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 72 |
| Media coverage: tonality | -35 (predominantly negative) |
| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Graphical campaign material for a No | |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (30.18% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(0.5 Yes, 22.5 No)
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| Turnout | 56.41% |
| 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 | |
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| Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
| Technical report on the VOX poll | PDF (in German) |
