Yes, I thought money would be the prime factor.
I remember seeing a documentary about Chinese twins adopted separately. Money changed hands to "cover the paperwork ", thousands of ££££. By some fluke, the two adoptive mothers met and realised they had adopted twins - both mothers said they would gladly have adopted twins if they had known. The two families now make sure the twins are very involved in each other's lives, even though they live in different continents. I take my hat off to them.
The Irish Catholic church also sold babies, without the permission of the mothers, who had no rights anyway.
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