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‘Marsch für das Leben’ Rallies Draw Thousands in Berlin and Cologne as Counter‑Protests Confront Them

The BVL coordinated actions in three cities to bolster its push on §218 after recent setbacks to abortion‑rights efforts.

Overview

  • Police counted roughly 2,000 to 2,500 participants at the Berlin march, about 1,200 in Cologne, and organizers also held a coordinated event in Zürich.
  • Feminist coalitions said around 2,000 people joined counter‑rallies and blockades in Berlin, and police intervened to clear sit‑ins on the route.
  • BVL board member Alexandra Maria Linder framed the blocked Bundestag vote on §218 and the failed appointment of Frauke Brosius‑Gersdorf to the Constitutional Court as movement successes.
  • AfD politicians including Beatrix von Storch and Vadim Derksen appeared alongside Catholic clergy, while Linder publicly rejected claims the movement is steered by the AfD.
  • Reporting referenced research estimating about $22 million annually from US Christian‑right groups to European anti‑abortion networks since 2019, underscoring transnational links.