Jens Spahn, the leader of the conservative bloc in the German parliament and a key ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is stepping down amid a controversy surrounding his decision to have a child via ...

BERLIN, July 18 (Reuters) - Jens Spahn, a senior member of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling conservatives, resigned on Saturday after having a baby born through a surrogate mother in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2nd from right, CDU) speaks during a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, alongside ...

July 19 (UPI) --Jens Spahn, a member of Germany's Bundestag, has resigned his post amid uproar over his use of a surrogate to have a baby. The leader of the center-right Christian Democrats in ...

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

BERLIN, July 22 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservatives said on Wednesday they would appoint a close ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz as their new parliamentary faction chief, following the abrupt ...

BERLIN, July 18 (Reuters) - Jens Spahn, a senior member of Germany's ruling conservatives, resigned on Saturday after having a baby born to a surrogate mother in the United States, a move at odds with ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday announced a Cabinet shuffle following the resignation of conservative parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn over a surrogacy row. Spahn stepped down on ...