CDU's Jens Spahn used US surrogate mother – double standards accusations

Jens Spahn, leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag and former German health minister, has become a father through a surrogate mother in the United States. German media are criticising the gap between his public political positions and this private choice, accusing him of double standards. Surrogacy is illegal in Germany, and Spahn is known for his conservative views.