CDU Member of Parliament Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker raised concerns about the potential for abuse and exploitation of women in the ongoing debate surrounding Unions party leader Jens Spahn’s parenthood, particularly referencing the use of surrogate mothers in the United States. Speaking to “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland,” the Christian Democrat stated, “Not everything that is medically feasible is also ethically acceptable.”
She emphasized that human life should not be commodified, and that women should not be reduced solely to their biological functions. Such actions, she argued, contravene human dignity and create an opening for exploitation and abuse. Consequently, Winkelmeier-Becker declared that the CDU opposes all forms of surrogacy and affirmed that the party would firmly maintain this stance.
Furthermore, she observed that reproductive medicine is becoming a growing market in Germany, one that seems to be hoping for new, lucrative business models without ethical limits. Acceding to the difficulties involved, she stressed that resisting these trends is “all the more necessary” from her perspective. Without directly referencing Spahn’s case, she added that “if a child is born this way, it is naturally just as welcome as any other child.”
