Adoption from abroad dominates
Two-thirds of the 60,000 children adopted in the Netherlands since adoption laws were introduced in 1955 came from abroad, CBS figures show. In the 1970s, children were likely to come from India, Indonesia and Columbia, but China is now the most popular source.
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