German lawmaker faces criticism over use of surrogate mother
A prominent member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right party came under fire on Friday for having a child through a surrogate pregnancy in the United States, despite the practice being illegal in Germany.
Jens Spahn, the chairman of the CDU’s faction in the German parliament, and his husband recently became parents to a son born to a surrogate mother in the United States, according to German media reports.
Merz on Thursday dodged questions about Spahn’s use of a surrogate mother and his party’s stance on the issue.
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