- «We must do everything we can to ensure that those affected by child abuse receive some form of justice while they are still alive »Guido FluriEntrepreneur, Founder of the european «Justice initiative» (Cham, Switzerland)
- «"Alice Honegger was very interested in having power over human beings. She could realise this with her decisions about couples and children. She notoriously ignored the law and set her own rules."»Sabine BitterJournalist and researcher
- «I started to look for my Mom before she died, and if the Swiss government had cooperated, I would have met my mother. That's painful. »Christiane Weideliadoptee
- «In the 1960s, large numbers of unmarried women in Switzerland were urged to give up their children for adoption.»Thomas Huonkerhistorian (Zürich, Switzerland).
- «When I first saw the document from my birth, it was emotional. For the first time, I saw how much I weighed. And I've never seen that for 60 years. I never had any information about me.»Ann Elisabeth HelmickAdoptee
A global investigation revealing Switzerlands untold adoption scandal.
Switzerland in the 1950’s and 1960’s — vulnerable women are under intense pressure to give up their babies for adoption. In some cases, their newborns are even stolen from them and given to couples around the world. The cases all have one thing in common: an adoption agent named Alice Honegger.
Baby Nr. 12 is an international investigation unfolding in real time. We are uncovering a hidden episode of Switzerland’s past, focusing on the role of Alice Honegger. This dark history is brought to light through the stories of people who were adopted through her agency.
We have already found some adoptees, but there are hundreds more, perhaps even thousands. This website is a gathering point, and a resource for those seeking the truth about their origins.
As investigative journalists, we are trying to piece together the truth about Alice Honegger’s adoption agency. Join us on this journey.
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