Minister announces total ban on adoptions from abroad
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Cartetaker legal protection minister Franc Weerwind has banned all adoptions from abroad following a motion by the Socialist party (SP) supported by a majority of MPs. Adoption had already been limited to eight countries – the Philipines, Hungary, Lesotho, Taiwan, Thailand, South Africa, Bulgaria and Portugal. The new restrictions were introduced in 2022 following the publication of a report that slammed the lack of care in transnational adoption processes, including corruption, forgery and...

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