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I can't get on board with the "adopt American first" crowd. A child is a child, on the planet, somewhere. Aids, poverty and orphan infected Africa arguably has more need for recognition in general than the US. I am NO fan of Madonna, but I give her a break. She has the money to adopt a child from whatever country grants her the right. Who cares? I find it very difficult to believe that the father would not know what was happening. What, Madonna doesn't have a lawyer? Please. These things were all taken care of, but when the cameras started rolling the bio-father now has a story. I'm not buying it. Absolutely there should checks on baby-buying and care taken to make sure uneducated birth parents are not exploited, but, if people want to adopt, just leave them the hell alone.
