This is horrible on so many levels. The most horrific is that those in charge and the general public seem to have let the most important fact about this entire issue become centered on public opinion and not the well being of a baby.

I truly believe that this is more about Madonna than the actual adoption process for Malawian babies. How many of the nay sayers even knew a David Banda existed prior to the time that his name was linked to Madonna.

So what if you don’t like her deal with it and seperate your dislike for her from what is best for this baby who was an orphan before she came along. It sends a very sad message about the state of human decency when people would rather shout, judge and ridicule about expidited procedures. Instead of focusing on the fact that there is one less child in need in this world.

Personally, I could take Madonna or leave her. I never really was a fan or a non-fan. But anyone who is willing and has the resources to open their hearts to a child should be respected for the effort, not publically punished.

For everyone who has something negative to say. I ask them. How many of them were even concerned about malawian children in orphanages? or How many consider the fact that the child was sick and needed medical attention which she enabled him to have?

People say she should’ve sent his father money to help support him. Even if she went that route he would still be in an impoverished country with limited resources. My prayer is that this all goes away soon and that this baby is allowed to stay in a home where he is loved and cared for. Not sent back to an orphanage or to a father who can’t support him.

I wonder how would everyone who is causing such a commotion feel then? Would they feel happy that they righted a perceived wrong with the results being an innocent baby that noone else tried to help be sent back to live in an orphanage. Would that allow them to sleep better at night knowing while their kids are safely in bed, with a family who loves them because they dislike this woman and what they consider expidited procedure;this baby is back in an orphanage.

People let it go and focus on whats really important this babay. I know I couldn’t have that on my conscience

Being very familair with Aafrican governmnets, I can only say that Madonna is a victim of corrupt goverment officialS. I do not see how the government will be involved in this at all….In Africa MONEY talks and thats what Aangleica Jolie has been doing

In this case all I see is a dragged on cse to make Madonna pay tons of money to whoever is pocketting the money nd its certianly not David’s biological father…they will go on and on like a Babby mama drama, uisng the child to squeeze as much as possible

Madonna should challenge the government in a British or a neutral court just to teach them a lesson that corruption should not even be tolerated especially in the case of adoptions

They are exploiting the Ritchie family’s bond with that child for MONEY

Disgraceful corrupt government officials..now i hope that gives you a insight into how JOlie is able to movie around in these developing countries, it is certainly not her charm, maddona is a lot more well known, its just the money she throws around to AID corruption…

I AM VERY CERTAIN THAT that official did ASK for the ticket from MADDONA…

Malawi NEVER adopted out children to NON Malawians so is it any surprise that Madonna is now having issues?
She went to a country that NEVER before did foreign adoptions and adopted a boy who was NOT an orphan (the dad is now remarried) Didnt she think there’d be problems?

I don’t know anything about Malawi or their adoption process but it seems ood practice to fly across the world to check up on a child. I really wonder if it has something to do with that fact she is a mega-star who has millions of dollars and lives in a mansion with paparazzi taking her picture at every turn. Do you think they would go visit Jonh and Jane Doe in Peoria and stay their fow 2 weeks? It really makes me wonder about the motives of this government.

I admire Madonna because she’s doing everything necessary for her babies and is ready to adopt more children which is great because many kids need home and thisi so ne of the ways to help them.Madonna can serve as an example to the other people.

i really hope david can stay with his parents and siblings, this is his family and mayb not the perfect family but is better than malawian orphanage, why all the goverment always do this they put so many problems for an adoption can be completed some good family want to adopt a baby and give a better life and the goverment does this all the time

I thought Malawi was a poor country? Is this standard practice to send officials overseas to check on adopted children? Makes no sense to me, they should have determined this before the child left the country. Taking him back won’t be in anyone’s best interest.

This latest “snag” is ridiculous. Madonna is trying to give this child a wonderful life with everything that he’ll ever want and need. Why would anyone take that away from him for some stupid inconsequential political statement? They believe it’s better for this child to grow up in poverty in order to make a specific political statement? Ridiculous.

In regards to the Jessica DeBoer case, she’s now living only with her biological mother because her bio parents got divorced several years ago. It doesn’t sound to be that stable a life for her now.

Besides the fact that this report turns out to be not accurate, I highly doubt that Madonna is one to give up her child without a fight (as any other mother).

Ok, so I’m not a huge fan of the new Madonna, however this really makes me sad! That baby has already been through so much, this just doesn’t seem fair…

You would think that a Country would want what is BEST for the child, and not for selfish beliefs and rules!

I just hope that David can stay where he is able to get a proper education, and then he can go back to his Country and CHANGE everything for the better!