Madonna: More orphans should be rescued

January 12, 2007 When Madonna initiated the adoption of a Malawian boy, she was "saving a life," the singer told David Letterman on Thursday, as she called for increased adoption from the African nation. There's over a million orphans in Malawi, and in my opinion the laws need to change because these children need to be rescued," the Material Mom said on CBS's "Late Show. Madonna, 48, said she had been warned that pursuing an adoption from the country could be difficult.

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