What is "baby-buying"?

What is "baby-buying"?

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"Baby-buying" - also known as placement money - is the illegal act of exchanging monies between the adoptive parents and the birth mother. It is very important when you go through the adoption process to avoid any appearance of purchasing the child in any way, shape or form. It is illegal to, in any way, shape or form to appear that you are 'baby-buying' - purchasing a child.