CDU: Jens Spahn no longer wants to run for district chair in Münster
As a consequence of the surrogacy debate, he has already withdrawn from federal politics. Now he's also retreating at the district level.
German politician Jens Spahn has announced that he will not seek re-election as head of the CDU-Münsterland. Spahn had previously stated he would run again in July, but his plans changed after he and his husband Daniel Funke revealed they had become parents through surrogacy in the US. This move was criticised as surrogacy is banned in Germany and Spahn's party, the CDU, opposes its legalisation. Spahn recently resigned as head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group amid party pressure over the issue.
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