Source: SFGate
“A Swedish commission recommended Monday that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades. Sweden is the latest country to examine its international adoption policies after allegations of unethical practices, particularly in South Korea. The commission was formed in 2021 following a report by Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter detailing Sweden’s problematic international adoption system. Monday’s recommendations were sent to Minister of Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall, who said her department would review the report. ‘The assignment was to investigate whether there had been irregularities that the Swedish actors knew about, could have done and actually did,’ Anna Singer, a legal expert and the head of the commission, told a press conference. ‘And actors include everyone who has had anything to do with international adoption activities. It includes the government, the supervisory authority, organization, municipalities and courts.'” (06/02/25)