Madonna wishes to adopt a second child from Malawi. She has already filed papers to hopefully bring home a 3-year-old girl by the name of Mercy James, who has recently become an orphan. Madonna has already adopted a little boy from Malawi in 2006, by the name of David Banda, with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie. They have also helped to build an orphanage there.
Many people are against Madonna adopting another child because they believe she cannot just take every poor child who does not have parents and transport them across the world to London. Save the Children UK’s Dominic Nutt said in an interview that the proper thing to do is to support the community that the children are in, rather than adopt the children. It is better to support the local agencies and charities that can look after the child so that the child is cared for in the community.
In your opinion, should Madonna be allowed to adopt another child from Malawi? Take into consideration that she just recently divorced her husband as well. Furthermore, do you believe the child should be raised in her community or can Madonna provide the little girl a better life?
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A situation like this is challenging to analyze without knowing all the details such as how Madonna leads her day-to-day life, how she is as a parent, what her other children are like, the environment at home etc. I admit that when I first read about Madonna's desire to adopt another child, I felt a bit skeptical. Sometimes it seems like celebrities can do things just because they are celebrities. What concerned me was the fact that Madonna just recently got divorced. One can argue that the child needs both a mother and a father growing up. But at the same time, perhaps Madonna could offer her a life that is so much better that what she would have if she stays in Malawi. I just hope that if Madonna really takes this little girl into her home, she would care for her the best way that she can.
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