
Jens Spahn resigns amid criticism over his stance on surrogacy after the birth of his son through a surrogate mother in the USA.
Jens Spahn has resigned as chairman of the Union parliamentary group. The background is the debate about the birth of his son by a surrogate mother in the USA. Critics accuse the CDU politician of double standards: While the party rejects surrogacy in Germany, Spahn had supported this position so far. In private, however, acted in the opposite way. - Jens Spahn ist als Vorsitzender der Unionsfraktion zurückgetreten. Hintergrund ist die Debatte um die Geburt seines Sohnes durch eine Leihmutter in den USA. Kritiker werfen dem CDU-Politiker Doppelmoral vor: Während die Partei Leihmutterschaft in Deutschland ablehnt, hatte Spahn diese Position bislang mitgetragen. Im Privaten allerdings gegenteilig gehandelt.
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