According to police estimates, around 2,000 people demonstrated against abortion and euthanasia during a “March for Life” in Munich on Saturday. Many participants held signs reading “Abortion? No thanks!” at the rally at Königsplatz. or “Fathers become heroes through love!” up. Passau Bishop Stefan Oster had a greeting read out in which he emphasized that “the unconditional protection of human life” is “a central concern of our faith”. According to the police, up to 190 participants in several counter-demonstrations gathered some distance away, including under the motto “Yes to sexual self-determination. No to the anti-abortion march!”.
The meetings were largely peaceful, said a police spokesman on Saturday afternoon. About 400 police officers were on duty. At times, some counter-demonstrators tried unsuccessfully to block the anti-abortion demonstration. “That only worked to a limited extent because they couldn’t block the entire width of the street,” said the police spokesman. In addition, a report of bodily harm after a hit was recorded.