Malawi court rejects Madonna adoption request



I stumbled across an interesting article this morning from the Associated Press:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_re_af/af_malawi_madonna_adoption



This quote struck me:



"It is necessary that we look beyond the petitioner ... and consider the consequences of opening the doors too wide," the judge said. "By removing the very safeguard that is supposed to protect our children, the courts ... could actually facilitate trafficking of children by some unscrupulous individuals."

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