Abroad adoptions have fallen by 85 percent

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Published September 25, 2021 at 12:58 pm

Domestic. In five years, foreign adoptions have almost halved in Sweden and in five years they have decreased by 85 percent, the State Treasury writes in a report. Looser requirements for state fertilization are part of the explanation, according to the report.

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Single women suffering from extreme obesity ( BMI 35, in red) can now receive state aid to have children.

The adoption statistics for the 10 countries that account for almost 95 percent of the world's adoptions clearly show that the trend of declines also applies internationally.

In 2005, 40,981 children were adopted to these countries. The corresponding figure for 2018 was 7,751, which means a decrease of just over 80 percent.

Downwards in the home countries
The decrease is also reflected in the adoption statistics for the 20 major countries of origin, including China, South Korea, Ethiopia, Russia and Colombia. With some exceptions, the number of children from the countries of origin has fallen sharply between 2005 and 2018.

In 2005, 40,004 children from these countries were adopted. The corresponding figure for 2018 was 6,245, which means a reduction of just under 85 percent. state fertilization to an increasing extent, ie insemination (with partners or donors' sperm) and IVF (in vitro fertilization) which has been gradually improved.

The technical methods for this have been improved and in addition the rules have been eased so that more people can receive this type of treatment than what was previously considered appropriate, according to the State Office's report. , as well as a new law that also gives single women and women who have changed gender the right to state conception. Nowadays, single women with a BMI up to 35, ie severe obesity, are accepted for state fertilization, which the State Treasury does not say in its report, but which appears on Karolinska's website.