Jens Spahn announced via Bild newspaper that he and husband Daniel Funke have become parents to a son. The boy is named Georg and was born to a surrogate mother in the USA.
Spahn commented on the birth of his son with the words: “This feeling can hardly be put into words”. The announcement was made on Wednesday via the Bild newspaper. Funke emphasized that the couple is aware of the uncertainties and prejudices surrounding the topic of surrogacy.
Surrogacy is banned in Germany. Doctors and intermediaries involved are primarily liable to prosecution here. Usually not the intended parents or the surrogate mother.
The case raises political questions, as Spahn is known as the Union parliamentary group leader. The couple had the boy in the USA, where the practice is legal.
