Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Episode 29: Why Do People Adopt? There are many reasons why people choose to adopt..  Whether they choose to adopt domestically, internationally or from the foster system (or an older child who is related to them), prospective adoptive parents recognize that there are many children who don’t have the safe, loving and supportive home environments they need. This is one of many reasons to adopt. Knowing that they can provide the family that this child needs, prospective adoptive parents decide to pursue the adoption process. 95% of people who adopt do so because of issues with fertility.To Avoid Passing Down Genetic Disorders / Diseases To Avoid Pregnancy Complications – Some women are predisposed to having difficult pregnanciesTo Balance Population Growth To become paarentsThey may be a single parent and want t ...