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Despite
recent medical advances in the treatment of infertility
there are still very many couples who, for various
reasons, cannot have a family of their own. |
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A generation
ago adoption was, for many, an alternative to a life
without children. Due to the social changes of the last
thirty years, i.e. the pill, better sex education,
changing attitudes to unmarried mothers etc, the number
of children available for adoption in Britain has
dropped dramatically. |
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Today the
chances of a childless couple in the UK being able to
adopt a baby are becoming increasingly remote. |
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With many
more couples applying to adopt than there are children
available for adoption, rigorous adoption criteria have
evolved. These can leave would-be parents feeling hurt
and bewildered as to why they are deemed unsuitable. In
numerous cases couples spend years - and thousands of
pounds - on unsuccessful medical treatment. As a last
resort they apply to adopt, only to be told they are
simply too old. |
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For many,
surrogacy is the only alternative to childlessness.
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