July 18, 2026Surrogacy is not permitted in Germany and the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) opposes its legalization. Spahn and his husband had their child through a surrogate mother in the US.https://p.dw.com/p/5HMMoSpahn led the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the German parliamentImage: Mike Schmidt/IMAGOJens Spahn, the head of the ruling conservative bloc in the German parliament, stepped down on Saturday amid a controversy surrounding his decision to have a child via surrogacy.
The resignation was requested by Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU).
Surrogacy is not permitted in Germany and the CDU opposes its legalization. Spahn and his husband had their child through a surrogate mother in the United States.
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