Jens Spahn, a senior member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany, has resigned from his position amid a controversy regarding surrogacy. Surrogacy is currently not permitted in Germany, and the CDU party opposes its legalization. Spahn and his husband welcomed a child through a surrogate mother in the United States.
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German lawmaker Jens Spahn resigns following surrogacy issue
Jens Spahn, a prominent German conservative lawmaker, has resigned due to a controversy surrounding surrogacy. The CDU, the political party he represents, is against the legalization of surrogacy in Germany, despite Spahn having used a surrogate mother in the United States to have a child.
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