Well, it is better than abortion. I won't disagree with you there, but my point is that when people who want to become parents are willing to spend huge amounts of money to adopt babies from overseas, that would suggest to me that there would be adequate 'demand' for newborn adoptions if there weren't so many obstacles to parents being able to adopt absolutely-no-strings-attached newborns domestically.
Why, then, is a no-strings-attached adoption, such as used to be the norm, not the ideal situation for all concerned?
Adoption is wonderful. Foster parents often adopt children they have been caring for. There are thousands of American kids waiting to be adopted. However, I don't know how many are infants and that is what most people want. I don't really understand people adopting children from other countries, but that is certainly their prerogative and I don't fault them for it. I'm not sure what you mean about "no strings attached" adoption. People need to be screened before they adopt. I don't see a problem with that.