A bombshell report has rocked Sweden, prompting a recommendation to halt all international adoptions. A government commission uncovered decades of illegal adoptions, revealing a disturbing pattern of child trafficking involving state authorities and adoption agencies.

Social Services Minister Camilla Waltersson Gronvall revealed shocking details at a Stockholm press conference, stating to the Swedish language Epoch Times that the investigation unearthed “appalling cases of deficient background information, and even children simply being stolen from their parents.”

The minister highlighted a troubling lack of oversight: “There has been an unreasonable level of trust in the governments of the countries of origin for the children adopted to Sweden.”

The scale of the issue is staggering. According to Human Rights Watch, approximately 60,000 individuals have been adopted into Sweden since the practice began in the 1950s. Initially focused on South Korea, the international adoption program expanded to include children from China, Chile, Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, reaching its peak in the mid-1970s and 1980s. The number of international adoptions steadily decreased by the early 2000s.

This shocking revelation has ignited a crucial debate about the ethical considerations and oversight needed within international adoption practices, demanding urgent reforms to protect vulnerable children.