Germany’s CDU party chair resigns after using surrogacy to become parent
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Jens Spahn, a senior German politician and ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, resigned as chair of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after he and his husband used a surrogate mother to have a child. Spahn had previously criticized surrogacy, and the CDU party strongly opposes the practice, which is banned in Germany. The couple used a surrogate in the United States, as Spahn had refused to relax Germany's surrogacy laws when he served as health minister in 2020.
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Jens Spahn resigned as CDU party chair after using surrogacy.
Jens Spahn has resigned as chair of the Christian Democrat (CDU) party.
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Jens Spahn has resigned as chair of the Christian Democrat (CDU) party.
The Guardian- Jens Spahn resigned as CDU party chair after using surrogacy.
- He previously criticized surrogacy and the CDU opposes it.
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Loaded language removed<p>Jens Spahn had criticised ‘rented wombs’ and his party is strongly opposed to surrogacy, which is banned in Germany</p><p>A senior German politician and key ally of chancellor Friedrich Merz has resigned as chair of the Christian Democrat (CDU) party after he and his husband used a surrogate mother to become parents, a practice he has criticised in the past and his party is vehemently opposed…
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Jens Spahn has resigned as chair of the Christian Democrat (CDU) party.
The GuardianSpahn resigned after he and his husband used a surrogate mother to become parents.
The GuardianSpahn had criticized surrogacy in the past.
The GuardianThe CDU party is strongly opposed to surrogacy.
The GuardianSurrogacy is banned in Germany.
The GuardianSpahn refused to relax surrogacy policy when he was health minister in 2020.
The GuardianSpahn and his husband used a surrogate mother in the US.
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