German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy

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Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of german, politician, resigns, surrogacy, child: Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.