I always hear that it is very hard to adopt a baby and that you need to meet all sorts of requirements. Is it the government setting these requirements? Is it individual agencies? Are the agencies private entities? Are there a bunch of babies sitting around in orphanages waiting for people to meet requirements?
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>Are the agencies private entities?
Yes
>Is it individual agencies?
No, all of them have pretty strict requirements, for very good reasons. You don’t want anyone to be able to walk up and get their hands on a child, no questions asked. You want to *vet* these people, make sure they’re not criminals or predators. You also want to make sure they actually can take care of a child, like they have a decent home, a job, money.
>Are there a bunch of babies sitting around in orphanages waiting for people to meet requirements?
No. Part of the reason it’s so hard to adopt a child is *because* there aren’t a ton of available babies sitting around waiting to be adopted. Orphaned babies are a highly in-demand commodity. There’s 10 prospective families waiting for every one single baby who needs a home. Any pregnant mother who wants to give away her child will be linked up immediately with a family willing to take it. Though these deals often fall through because mothers back out, unable to bring themselves to hand off the baby.
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