The US website link is really clear - fascinating to read the process! I'd add some cultural context for (1): not only is the Hague Convention in place, but voluntary surrender of newborns for adoption is extremely rare in the UK. So the local authorities charged with determining whether the baby is available for adoption in the UK, let alone the US, are not going to start off with a presumption that this is a normal, nice solution for a mother who doesn't feel able to parent. They are going to start off with the presumption that this is extremely unusual and that the desirable outcome is to enable what would usually happen in the UK, that the mother would retain the child. People, mostly women, who become pregnant in the UK, overwhelming choose between the two options of "give birth and raise the child herself, with or without a partner" or "terminate the pregnancy". Almost none are having the baby with the intention of it being then adopted. It does happen very occasionally, but you aren't going to see it as a routine thing in a sitcom storyline.
Of course, this doesn't mean you can't make this work for your story! Maybe your character is that unusual person. But to convince a UK audience, you do need to make sure you at least acknowledge that it is unusual, and there are logistics.
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Date: 2023-06-26 09:43 pm (UTC)Of course, this doesn't mean you can't make this work for your story! Maybe your character is that unusual person. But to convince a UK audience, you do need to make sure you at least acknowledge that it is unusual, and there are logistics.