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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 his ⁠own party's ...

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 ...