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Who cares what country a baby comes from?

Parents who adopt should be praised rather than criticized that they chose an international baby versus one from their own country. It's their perogative and responsibility as well. If one child is being saved, that should be the one thing that should matter. To all the critics and naysayers, when was the last time you adopted a child? International or not.

Anytime a celebrity does anything, it makes the tabloids. They could fart in a restaurant and it would be on page three of The Sun. In turn, if they are going through something as complicated and serious as an adoption, of course it's going to catch the attention of the media and public. edit: For this reason, I don't think that Angelina or Madonna have done this for publicity reasons or because international babies are the current chic accessories.

As for this situation, the father was asked many times if he understood the procedures and what was going to take place, and each time he said 'yes.' Illiterate or not, he could have easily asked, "when will he be returning?"

And obviously he wanted a better life filled with opportunities for his son, if he put him in the orphanage - where children are available for adoption. One would think he would have a hell of a lot more chances in succeeding in life with Madonna than back in his home country.