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Switzerland plans to end international adoptions
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
Switzerland plans to ban international adoptions due to abuse concerns, following an expert report. A proposal is expected by next year.
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's government said on Wednesday it planned to ban international adoptions due to concerns about abuses in the practice.
Based on the findings of an independent group of experts, the government said that "even well-crafted adoption laws cannot prevent abuse and that a ban is the best way to adequately protect all those affected, particularly children."
The government said it aimed to draw up a proposal by the end of next year for a public consultation on the ban.
It said that serious irregularities had occurred in international adoptions in the past and that it had taken its decision after commissioning the report by the experts.
It also noted that the number of such adoptions has recently fallen sharply, from several hundred to about 30 per year. It said that it would explore possible exceptions under the legislative process, in particular for intrafamily adoptions, in which children are adopted by a step-parent or relative.
(Writing by Dave Graham; Editing by Peter Graff)
Switzerland's government plans to ban international adoptions due to concerns about abuses in the practice, as highlighted by an independent group of experts.
The government aims to draft a proposal by the end of next year for a public consultation on the ban of international adoptions.
The number of international adoptions in Switzerland has sharply declined from several hundred to about 30 per year.
The independent experts reported that even well-crafted adoption laws cannot prevent abuse, leading the government to consider a ban as the best protective measure.
Yes, the government mentioned it would explore possible exceptions during the legislative process regarding the ban on international adoptions.
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