The study reveals that in countries like Spain and France that families are choosing to adopt healthy, white children from international countries instead of children from their own countries, mainly of ethnic minorities.

The media, as well as the study, have labeled this the “Madonna-effect” after the singer’s high profile adoption from Malawi in 2006.

“Some argue that international adoption is, in part, a solution to the large number of children in institutional care, but we have found the opposite is true,” said child psychologist Professor Kevin Browne.

“Closely linked to the Madonna-effect, we found that parents in poor countries are now giving up their children in the belief that they will have a ‘better life in the west’ with a more wealthy family,” Browne said.

“Some celebrities have unwittingly encouraged international adoption, yet it has been shown that 96 per cent of children in orphanages across Europe and probably across the globe are not true orphans and have at least one parent, often known to local authorities,” he added.

Do you think this is true or is this just media frenzy? Will children have better lives in other countries?

Do we SAVE them?

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But, she has her heart and resources set on adopting this time from India. According to the Sun, she could fly out to “choose a baby” after she finished promoting her new album.

According to the USCIS, non-residents may not legally adopt Indian children and the law only allows for Hindus, Sikhs, Jains & Buddhists to adopt. However, foreginers may petition an Indian District Court for legal custody of a child and to take a child abroad.

From what I have seen, most adoption agencies as well as the Indian government will still only allow Indian families (at least one Indian parent) adopt Indian children. So, it will be interesting to see if Madonna is able to pursue with an adoption from this country because it is “easier”.

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Madonna to Adopt from India?