Should abortion be allowed only to save the mother’s life?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This initiative proposed allowing abortion only when an acute physical threat to the pregnant woman's life could not otherwise be prevented. Psychological danger would not qualify, and there was no exception for pregnancy resulting from rape. Regional governments would also have to provide support to pregnant women in distress. Supporters argued that unborn life deserved the strongest legal protection. Opponents argued that the proposal denied women autonomy and could drive desperate women towards unsafe illegal abortions. Swiss voters rejected the initiative.
Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/488.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-volksinitiativen?voteNumber=488
Vote date: 2002-06-02
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative «Für Mutter und Kind»
Original German title: Initiative «Für Mutter und Kind»
Swissvotes short-description title: Das rigorose Abtreibungsverbot scheitert an der Urne sehr deutlich
Original French title: Initiative «Pour la mère et l'enfant»
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/31900
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20020602.prop_oui_488_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20020602.prop_oui_488_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-initiatives-populaires?voteNumber=488