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| January 13, 2007 |
| Madonna Urges Others to Adopt from Malawi |
Madonna and Angelina Jolie may have to agree to disagree on the matter of international adoption.After Jolie criticized Madonna's intended adoption of 16-month-old David Banda as "illegal" in a recent interview, Madonna has countered with her belief that she was "saving a life" by taking the Malawian boy into her home.
The Material Mom appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman Thursday and urged more potential parents to consider adopting from the impoverished nation, despite the complex legal issues surrounding the process.
"There's over a million orphans in Malawi, and in my opinion the laws need to change because these children need to be rescued," Madonna said.Just don't expect Jolie to look to Malawi when it comes time to add a new member to her family.
"Personally, I prefer to stay on the right side of the law," the Oscar winner and veteran adopter recently told French magazine Gala. "I would never take a child away from a place where adoption is illegal."
Even so, Jolie expressed sympathy for Madonna, stating she was "horrified" by the attacks to which the singer had been subjected and urging others to be supportive.Madonna acknowledged that she had been warned that adopting a child from Malawi would be difficult.
"My social worker...said, 'Good luck. You're going to be making it up as you go along,' " she recalled Thursday. "She didn't say don't do it, but she just said expect challenges, and, boy, did we get them."In the wake of the singer's controversial adoption, a coalition of 67 Malawian human rights groups challenged a judge's decision to grant Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie interim custody of David, accusing the couple of using their celebrity status to fast-track the process. |
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