Germany's conservatives are embroiled in controversy after a high-profile CDU politician admitted his child had been carried by a surrogate mother in the United States. Why has this caused such a stir, and what are the rules on surrogacy in Germany?

Germany's conservatives are embroiled in controversy after a high-profile CDU politician admitted his child had been carried by a surrogate mother in the United States. Why has…

Former Health Minister Jens Spahn of the conservative CDU, who opposed legalizing surrogacy in Germany, has become a father with the help of a surrogate mother in the US.

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…

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BERLIN: A prominent member of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right party came under fire on Friday for...

Surrogacy 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…

A prominent figure in German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right party resigned his leadership post Saturday, party sources told AFP, amid controversy over his use of a…

Jens Spahn, the chairman of Friedrich Merz's CDU faction in the German parliament, became a father through a surrogate mother in the United States. | World News

Jens Spahn steps down after party criticism over surrogacy, highlighting tensions in Germany's conservative coalition.

Jens Spahn had criticised ‘rented wombs’ and his party is opposed to surrogacy, which is banned in Germany