Martin Sollie is gay: Now the gays' dream of a family with children is a thing of the past

On 16 January, Dansk International Adoption (DIA) announced that they are closing . For many years, they have been the only help for Danish parents who wanted to adopt children from abroad. Now they are gone, and the reasons for their closure are many. Consideration for the children's biological parents has, among other things, weighed heavily, as it has not been possible to ensure that the children were adopted away voluntarily. 

Whether the decision to close DIA is correct is up to the organization itself and the politicians to assess. But the closure has major consequences, especially for us Danish gays, who now lose our last opportunity to have children legally . We must therefore look for other solutions.

The childless have many opportunities for help in today's Denmark. We have one of the world's best health systems, where massive investments are made to help the childless realize their dream of a family. This is also of great socio-economic importance, as we as a country are dependent on the population multiplying. In the public health system, we therefore offer fertility treatment to heterosexual couples, lesbian couples and single women, including treatments with both egg and sperm donation.