Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

A natural mother may have a desire to have her child adopted into a particular religion. I accept that could be something a natural mother would wish for. However, it will not be her sole consideration. She will have many other needs for the child. If one puts the issue of religion on top of her other requests, one may be very slow to find a suitable adoptive parent. I know this for a fact because some birth parents come with quite a list of requirements.