The plural has turned towards the minister: Now she wants to 'discuss' the expansion of adoption investigation.

Social Minister to Discuss Expansion of Adoption Investigation

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*Coalition has turned to minister:* Now she wants to 'discuss' expansion of adoption investigation

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Social Minister Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (S) wants to clarify how an expanded investigation should be financed.

Social Minister Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (S) believes that an expansion of the investigation will require many resources and time. (Photo: © Jens Dresling, Ritzau Scanpix) 55 minutes ago

After earlier rejecting the expansion of an investigation into the adoption sector, Social Minister Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (S) will now engage in dialogue with the opposition.

She does so after the opposition Thursday gathered a domestic political majority for an expanded investigation (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/bortfoerelser-og-handel-med-boern-nu-kraever-ni-partier-svar-paa-hvor-ansvaret) , which is not just a historical uncovering, but also a legal evaluation.

- Now I have heard the desire from opposition parties for an expansion of the investigation, and I look forward to clarifying exactly what they are in agreement on, and how they see it, that it should be financed, says Sophie Hæstorp Andersen.

Question: So you will not reject the expansion?

- The government is already ready to set a comprehensive and voluntary investigation of the Danish adoption system in motion, which covers all countries from which children have been adopted to Denmark, and also sheds light on how the mediation has taken place and therefore also the role of the Danish authorities.

- Therefore, I also hope that we can agree on getting the money out to work where it can make a difference. I will of course be happy to discuss with opposition parties what it takes for us to be able to start the work.

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Rejected to open adoption cases

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In the fall of 2023, the Folketing decided to allocate 12.6 million kroner to an unbiased investigation of international adoptions to Denmark, after the sector has been marked by tumult in recent years.

However, it turned out not to be enough for a united opposition.

In October 2024, the opposition presented a wish for the investigation to also be able to place responsibility with Danish authorities or adoption bureaus in cases where children have come to Denmark against their biological parents' will.

At that time, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen rejected the wish. It would not make sense to open 23,000 adoption cases, which would be necessary to be able to place responsibility, it sounded.

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Coalition for expanding investigation

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Now a united opposition has again presented its wish, which this time is a requirement. Instead of in October 2024, it is now a domestic political majority of 88 mandates that stands behind the requirement for an expansion of the investigation.

The opposition has summoned the minister to a question time debate in the Folketing Hall. Here, the opposition with its majority could pass a proposal for expanding the investigation.

That the opposition again tries to expand the investigation, takes place on the background of, that a South Korean commission on Wednesday concluded that the South Korean government has violated the fundamental human rights of adopted individuals.

If the adoption investigation is to be expanded, more money will have to be found, and it will take longer time, it sounds from the social minister, who wants the opposition to account for how it can be financed.

- If we are to go through more thousands of adoption cases, it is clear that it will also take significantly longer time, than what has been laid out so far, where one has had to take sample cases and ensure a representative sample of the adopted individuals' cases were uncovered.

- So it is something completely different, we are talking about, says Sophie Hæstorp Andersen.

/ritzau

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