Last week Madonna travelled to Malawi in a bid to adopt yet another orphan, this time a young girl, Mercy James. She was however denied the adoption.
When a child is deemed better off in a poverty stricken Malawi with high infant mortality rates rather than joining a rich family in a developed country, it begs the question, why?
Judge Esme Chombo ruled Madonna was ineligible to adopt Mercy last week as she did not qualify as a Malawian resident. But surely this does not matter considering Madonna adopted David Banda in 2006 from Malawi.
Although Madonna has gone through a very public divorce in recent months, both herself and Guy Ritchie have tried to keep life as normal as they can for the children, and there is no doubt that the child will have everythin she needs. So why is the judge denying this little the girl the right to a better life?
When it comes to adoption from poor countries, if the family is checked, deemed safe and approved in every other way other than nationality or residency, I think children should be given the chance to improve their lives, it seems selfish not to.
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