17 December 2020, in the Congreso

Euthanasia becomes legal in Spain, with safeguards

More votes against 18 yes · 303 no · 11 abst.

More votes against: 303 no and 18 yes, a margin of 285. 11 abstentions and 18 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Private member's bill for an Organic Law regulating euthanasia.

When we cannot be sure which majority was needed, we do not say whether this means it “passed”: the official file does not say.

The chamber

Who voted how?

18 in favour, 303 against. 11 abstentions and 18 did not vote. 8 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

In favour, most of Euskal Herria Bildu and Ciudadanos. Against, most of Republicano, Socialista, Mixto, Gcup-ec-gc, Popular en el Congreso and VOX.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Republicano	13	13 against
Socialista	120	116 against · 4 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 abst.
Mixto	9	1 in favour · 5 against · 1 abst. · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	34 against · 1 did not vote
GPlu	12	3 in favour · 3 against · 4 abst. · 2 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	81 against · 7 did not vote
VOX	52	51 against · 1 did not vote

Sources

Official wording of what was voted on: Enmienda 65.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 69
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 11 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.