Ministry of Population. He felt the color drain from his face in sudden shock and hope.“Monica ... oh ... Don’t tell me our number’s come up!”
Even when they are rich, they cannot escape the law in some senses, just like the rest of the population. But they possesed the money to purchase David, as maybe a temporary release for their desire to be parents as opposed to the rest of the more humble population. They cheat the system with their money.