Overview

• Archbishop Herwig Gössl labeled her abortion stance a political scandal, asserting there can be no gradation in the unborn’s right to life.
• Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf rejected allegations she favors abortion up to birth and emphasized her support for life from fertilization.
• The nominee and her team have received threatening emails and suspicious packages, prompting her to halt on-site work at her institute.
• The SPD insists on her confirmation while CDU/CSU demand her withdrawal and press for private “vertrauensvolle Gespräche” before any new vote.
• More than 300 legal scholars issued a public statement defending her qualifications and warning that the campaign against her harms democratic norms.