Adoption system must be under the microscope

Adoption system must be under the microscope

The revelations of fake death certificates and paid between men get now Minister of Social Affairs to intervene.

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The revelations of fake death certificates and paid between men get now Minister of Social Affairs to intervene. © DR

Written by: Line Gertsen

On top of the last weeks revelations of pay between men, so-called børnehøstere, fake death certificates and the moratorium on adoptions from Ethiopia mediated by the Organization DanAdopt, select Social Affairs Karen Haekkerup now put the whole adoption system under the microscope, it told the Minister after an hour-long meeting with social rapporteurs on issue today.

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At Alliance welcomes this a new approach welcome, but are skeptical that it can remove the doubt that gnaws at all Danes who have adopted a child from Ethiopia.

- There is a need for a long term solution. Unity has already proposed an independent oversight that can be done either by independent NGOs or employees directly by the Danish state. In light of recent developments in the case of DanAdopt, I would strongly urge that supervision be changed, says Pernille Skipper.

Does not live up to the Convention

Adoption and Society welcomes the initiative:

- We have always said that there is no adoption professionalism in the adoption process, and that we do not live up to the Hague Convention in all cases.

- We are considering for adoption must be more open, but it is important to emphasize that it must be based on an adoption professional standards, says Jens Damkjær from Adoption and Society.