Taking the U.S. for example, abortion and contraception are widespread, and though there are still quite a large number of unwed mothers, there is nevertheless a dearth of infants meeting the conditions of couples wanting to adopt, thus causing many to turn to the Orient.
然而以美國為例，由於墮胎和避孕風氣盛行，未婚媽媽生下的嬰兒人數較少，使得許多有意領養小孩的夫婦將目標轉向東方。