🇿🇦 South Africa 1d ago · Agence France Presse

German lawmaker faces criticism over use of surrogate mother

The Citizen SA
View Channel →
German lawmaker faces criticism over use of surrogate mother
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
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.



Party members question Spahn’s conduct



The CDU has howe

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

England edge France 6-4 in chaotic World Cup bronze match
IOL · 4h ago
Lightning and France defied as clinical Junior Springboks clinch back-to-back world titles
IOL · 7h ago
Pieter-Steph du Toit cherishes special Wiese brothers moment in Bok victory
IOL · 7h ago
Rassie Erasmus gives rating to debutant Moyo in Springbok rout of Wales
IOL · 8h ago
Junior Boks beat France to win back-to-back U20 world titles
The Citizen · 8h ago
Springbok player ratings from 43-0 win against Wales in Nations Championship match
The Citizen · 8h ago