It permits paying a baby broker to match a would-be parent with a vulnerable mother.

Ads for surrogate mothers are no different from those routinely placed by would-be adoptive parents.

The drive to improve the adoption system, both for would-be parents and children in care, has received strong backing from David Cameron.

He had resolved, therefore, to remain sitting on the shore and watch his would-be adoptive parents play, when the ground began to shake under him.

Many would-be parents decided not to risk it, and waited until 1967.

Many of the children, the would-be parents understand, need a lot of healing.

Emhart is almost the mirror image of its would-be parent.

Rather, the would-be parents make their way here through a combination of referrals from adoption agencies at home and word of mouth.

Many parents and would-be parents watching the play would understand the mother's position because it reflected the consensus of public opinion.

Starting with the second point first, are we asking too much of would-be adoptive parents?