It takes a very special person to consider adoption. Kudos to those like Jim C. who have already undertaken such a thing. And, a "Tip of the Hat" and "Best wishes" to those like Joely Richardson, who are also evaluating their options.

It's a truly wonderful thing to consider, my only hesitation would be adopting specifically from Malawi itself since the country does not have clear international adoption laws.

Even Madonna herself, who has done so much for the country, still has not had her adoption finalized despite 15+ months of having baby David in her care. I hope Malawi changes its policies so those millions of orphans can have homes and futures.

Best of luck to Joely.

That would be awesome if she adopted! Also, her daughter looks sooooooooooo much like her only with curly brown hair! It's almost uncanny!

I don't understand attempting to adopt from Malawi, where there are millions of children around the world from countries where the laws are clear cut.

Malawi has its standards and laws for a reason, and I believe, whether we agree or not, those laws should be respected. They want their children to remain within their borders for reasons perhaps not understandable to us.

Kate- Joely never said she will adopt from Malawi. All she said was that her recent trip to Malawi inspired her to consider adopting an African baby. For all we know, she could end up adopting from Ethiopia or some other African country other than Malawi.

Also, if she WERE to adopt for Malawi, think about it...What would be best for the child she adopts? To be adopted by her and have a loving family and a happy life, or to stay in Malawi and very likely face a very bleak childhood (and possibly not even live through it's childhood. African babies can and do become very ill due to lack of food, less than ideal living conditions, improper medical care, etc. Zahara Jolie-Pitt is proof of that)?

I'm this/close to doing it. I'm very interested in adoption of a child-children (trying to keep siblings together) in Haiti and am in the research process.