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Helmut Martin

Helmut Martin

(born 1963)

Photo: Olaf Kosinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Jul 23

    Helmut Martin: Surrogacy ban must stay, Spahn's secrecy 'not appropriate' for his office

    Rhineland-Palatinate's new justice minister Helmut Martin (CDU) told dpa he opposes any relaxation of Germany's surrogacy ban, warning of a 'terrible thought' of a market for children. He also said former CDU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn, who resigned after using a surrogate in the US, did not meet the standards of his office.

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