A native girl from Nuuk, Gronelândia, saw her daughter removed just an hour after birth, based on controversial parental competence tests. Despite being born in Grolândia, the authorities considered that Ivana It is not “sufficiently groneste” to benefit from the law that prohibits these tests to innite mothers.
A baby with only one hour of life was taken to his mother, Ivana Nikoline Brønlund, 18, by the Danish authorities, despite the recent ban on the application of “parental competence” tests to mothers of grenadesan origin. The case is generating controversy and manifestations in both Granelândia and Denmark, according to the .
Ivana, a native of Nuk, Gronelândia, gave birth to her daughter, Aviaja-Luna, on August 11, in a hospital in Hvvidovre, near Copenhagen. Shortly after delivery, the child was removed by local authorities and welcomed in a temporary home.
The decision of the local authority was based on the results of “parental competence” tests, despite a law in force since May this year prohibit its application to persons of infinite originas is the case of Ivana.
Authorities claimed concerns about the young woman’s parental capacitysupporting the controversial psychometric tests.
Speaking to the newspaper The Guardian, Ivana revealed that it was informed, less than a month of delivery, that the daughter would be withdrawn. The authorities justified the decision based on the trauma that Ivana suffered in childhood, namely thesexual search committed by the adoptive father, which is currently serving prison sentence.
“I didn’t want to go into labor because I already knew what would happen later. I kept my baby close to me while she was on my belly. It was the closest to her … it was a very difficult and horrible moment,” said the Ivana to the British newspaper.
“It is not sufficiently groneste”
Despite being born in Granelândia and being the daughter of Gronesean parents, the young woman says that the municipality claims that “It is not sufficiently grenadesan” to be protected by the new legislation.
Since then, the woman sOh could see the baby once since birth, For an hour, under rigid supervision. The case is scheduled for appeal in court on September 16.
“The law is clear”: minister “worried” Danish
Faced with the controversy generated by the case, Denmark’s Minister of Social Affairs, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, publicly expressed concern e required clarification to the municipality responsible for the removal of the baby.
Stressed that the “legislation in force is clear” By forbidding the use of standardized tests of “parental competence” in families of Groneste origin, warning of the need to ensure that the rights of these communities are respected.
Case generated several protests
This situation returned rekindling The debate on the treatment given to the infinite populations by Denmark. In recent years, the application of these tests has been strongly criticized by activists and human rights organizations, who consider them cUlturally discriminatory and inadequate for people of infinite origin.
In addition to this case, there are also records of similar ones, such as Keira Alexandra Kronvoldanother innable mother who saw her daughter to be removed two hours after delivery in 2024.
