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Celebrity Adoption Original Air Date: October 22, 2006 
Show Category: Family Show Description: This week Madonna adopted a baby from Malawi. While she sent her Nanny to go pick up the child, Madonna is saying that this child will have a much better life with her, but I am not so convinced. I know, that probably sounds crazy. Join the conversation as we talk about adoption and the celebrity craze that surrounds it. CLICK HERE FOR A NEWS UPDATE SINCE SHOW AIRED. Allen wants to add that this is what happens when laws and protocol aren't followed in situations like this. All the more reason what Madonna did was right, but in all the wrong ways. Rejoin #1 Like A Virgin by Madonna
Like a virgin…touched for the very first time…Like a virgin
Rejoin #2 Like a Prayer by Madonna
In the midnight hou... I can feel your power…just like a prayer... you know I'll take you there
Rejoin #3 Papa Don't Preach by Madonna
Papa don't preach... I've been losing sleep…But I made up my mind... I'm keeping my baby…I am gonna keep my baby
Rejoin #4 Vogue by Madonna
Look around everywhere you turn is heartache…Its everywhere that you go…You try everything you can to escape…The pain of life that you know
Rejoin #5 Material Girl by Madonna
You know that we are living in a material world...And I am a material girl
Rejoin #6 Hung Up by Madonna
Every little thing that you say or do…I'm hung up…I'm hung up on you
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Commercial Break #4 Does the material wealth of Madonna's situation by default mean that her new son's life will be better than it was? |
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Commercial Break #3 Do you know anyone who has adopted a child over international boundaries? How has that turned out and how does that effect your view of this issue? |
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Commercial Break #2 Is the poverty issue in the world today solvable? If so, can it be solved with government aid only, personal aid only, or a mixture of both? |
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Commercial Break #1 Was Madonna morally right in the way she adopted the child? Do the ends justify the means? |
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