Why are children given up for adoption?
In most developing countries, the poor live in poverty so acute that the decision to give up a child for adoption can be a deep act of love and hope for a better future for the child. These countries are too poor to provide welfare assistance programs, so many mothers decide to abandon their child at the maternity hospital, orphanage, and even a police station. Some birth parents continue to visit the child in the institution, knowing their child is being fed and medically cared for beyond the parent’s means. In many places birth control is unavailable, prohibitively expensive or culturally condemned. Unwed mothers can also be shunned by society and there is not safety net to assist her in providing for her children.
In most developing countries, the poor live in poverty so acute that the decision to give up a child for adoption can be a deep act of love and hope for a better future for the child. These countries are too poor to provide welfare assistance programs, so many mothers decide to abandon their child at the maternity hospital, orphanage, and even a police station. Some birth parents continue to visit the child in the institution, knowing their child is being fed and medically cared for beyond the parent’s means. In many places birth control is unavailable, prohibitively expensive or culturally condemned. Unwed mothers can also be shunned by society and ther is not safety net to assist her in providing for her children.
