Paragraph 218 of the Weimar Constitution criminalized abortion in Germany. The legal provision was opposed by a large popular movement that cut across class, gender and political lines. The Red Women’s and Girl’s League [Rote Frauen und Mädchenbund] was part of the Red Front Fighters’ League [Rotfrontkämpferbund], a paramilitary organization of the German Communist Party (KPD). On August 19, 1928, its members organized a protest march in Leipzig against Paragraph 218. It was the last mass rally of the Red Front Fighters’ League. Their banner reads: “Away with Paragraph 218.”