HBO Max Take my Baby- is giving up babies in open adoption. Louis seems to feel it is difficult to give up a baby and the mother's are losing out. They are also giving a baby to a couple who want it and are prepared to take care of him/her. while the mother is technically nt selling the baby, often they get more (I need a car, more than living expenses Louis doesn't show this.
the mothers are not comfortable with abortion, but they don' twant to be a parent, with or without a father . Non white babies, or babies with drug addiction, or long term illness or disability are a problem to find adoptive parents. people want healthy babies, often white males, the biggest demand from not drug addicted mothers. inter-racial babies maybe easier now-
Louis doesn't look at this.
Keeping the baby, long sleepless nights; lots of work, 18 years of taking care of another life. big expenses in bringing up a child. It makes sense that for some birth mothers, adoption is the best. Open means the birth mother & grandparents can have contact-
1 adoption goes well- is completed with a healthy baby. 1 open adoption is 10 years later, and 1 the birth mother takes the money and runs. she may have had several couples promised the baby. itw would seem this was always the intention. or she gave it to the highest bidder, taking money from all parties. why would someone do this for $10K Louis ask- well say 4 X10K- $10K is money to live and medical costs. this should be prosecuted as fraud.
the biggest problem is, birth mothers can change their mind. which is understandable or it would be selling babies. The birth mother may actually be selling it to more than one couple. getting money for living and for medical expenses. and planning to keep. the baby- or sell it to the highest bidder. Likely that's what this 3rd birth mother did.
Romanticizing giving a baby away, you don't want to care for. knowing it went to a couple who will care for him/her.