| General information | |
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| Official title | Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die medizinisch unterstützte Fortpflanzung (Fortpflanzungsmedizingesetz, FMedG) |
| Keyword | Präimplantationsdiagnostik (PID) |
| Voting day | 05.06.2016 |
| Voting result | Accepted (62.42% Yes votes) |
| Vote Nº | 603 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area |
Social policy > Health > Reproductive medicine Education and research > Research > Genetic engineering |
| 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) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 13.051 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 553 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (123 Yes, 66 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (26 Yes, 10 No) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | überparteiliche Komitees |
| Signatures | 58,112 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 100 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Online information by the federal authorities | Link Federal Council |
| 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 | 36.7% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 155 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 15% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 127 |
| Media coverage: tonality | 33 (predominantly positive) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (62.42% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(21.5 Yes, 1.5 No)
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| Turnout | 46.68% |
| 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 poll | |
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| Full analysis of post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
| Technical report | PDF (in German) |
