Madonna Says Adoption Controversy Made Her Strongers

Madonna admits that the controversy following her adoption of son David Banda was difficult and painful but in the end made her stronger. She says, "It made me stronger, so I guess I can't complain."

The busy mom-of-three talked about the difficult period for her family following the Cannes premiere of her documentary about Malawi, I Am Because We Are. She elaborated, "When a woman has a child and goes through natural childbirth she goes through birthing pain – and this was my birthing pain."

Malawi court officials have announced that the judge overseeing the adoption will make his final ruling on May 28.
"There's nothing controversial about the adoption – there's just a lot of bureaucracy," Madonna said. "This adoption was the beginning of adoption laws in Malawi. I'm the template or the role model for future adoptions. Hopefully after we get through this it will be easier for other people to adopt. I'm happy to be the guinea pig."

Source: People