The government should investigate international adoptions as soon as possible

The government should as soon as possible investigate how Swedish authorities and adoption organizations have handled international adoptions to Sweden from the middle of the 20th century until today. This is the opinion of the Social Affairs Committee, which proposes that the Riksdag send an announcement, an invitation, to the Government about this. The Social Democrats and the Green Party have reservations about the proposal.

It has been three years since suspected irregularities in connection with adoptions from Chile were first noticed by the news media in Sweden. In Chile, a criminal investigation is underway into the abduction of children and irregularities in adoption.

Clarification of whether the adoption agency is needed

The Social Affairs Committee believes that the government should ensure that the adoption agency has functioned in Sweden. According to the committee, there is a need for an investigation of international adoptions to Sweden from, among other places, Chile since the middle of the 20th century until today. Such an investigation should also have an impact on how the work with international adoptions is conducted in the future.

The government should appoint an inquiry as soon as possible

In summary, the committee believes that the government should as soon as possible appoint an inquiry with the aim of clarifying how Swedish authorities and adoption organizations have handled international adoptions to Sweden from the middle of the 20th century until today. The Social Affairs Committee proposes that the Riksdag issue an announcement, a call, to the Government on this.

Committee initiative behind the proposal

The proposal for announcement is a committee initiative from the Social Affairs Committee. This means that the proposal has been raised in the committee and that it is not based on a government proposal or a parliamentary motion, which is otherwise the norm.

The Social Democrats and the Green Party have reservations

The Social Democrats and the Green Party share the committee's assessment that there is a need to clarify how the international adoption activities have worked, as well as to know what effects the system has had and what responsibility the state and other actors have had. But according to a joint reservation from the parties, work is underway within the Government Offices to produce directives for an investigation into international adoption activities. The parties believe that the result of that work should be awaited and that no announcement should therefore be made.

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