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 ...

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 ...

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 mother in the US. Jens ...

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

Jens Spahn, a member of Germany's Bundestag, has resigned his post amid uproar over his use of a surrogate to have a baby.

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 ...