Switzerland plans to end international adoptions


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Jan 2025

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."

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