German CDU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn resigns after surrogacy controversy.
Jens Spahn, parliamentary group leader of Germany's conservative CDU/CSU, resigned on Saturday after revealing he and his husband had a child via a surrogate in the United States. Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy Spahn's party reaffirmed in February, leading to accusations of hypocrisy from within his own party.
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Most outlets report Spahn's resignation as hypocrisy on surrogacy; Breitbart omits the resignation entirely, treating it as defense against criticism; The Guardian centers the CDU party chair departure and personal contradiction.
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“Germany’s CDU party chair resigns after using surrogacy to become parent”G The Guardian LEFT
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“Senior Merz ally Spahn resigns after coming under pressure in Germany over surrogate baby” · Deutsche Welle, BBC, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Reuters
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Spahn's 2015 comments described difficulty accepting the idea of a 'rented womb'.
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