Netherlands halts foreign adoptions for Dutch citizens due to adoption controversies.
Netherlands halts foreign adoptions for Dutch citizens due to adoption controversies, including forged/lost birth documents and illegal adoptions. This decision follows a 2-year freeze on intercountry adoptions implemented between Feb 2021 and Nov 2022, and will not affect ongoing procedures. The number of intercountry adoptions has been declining, with 145 children adopted in 2019 and 70 in 2020.
May 21, 2024
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