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[Homicidalheathen]

The father of Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali reportedly offered to sell his 9-year-old daughter for nearly $300,000, Britain's News of the World reports.

Trying to confirm that he is fielding several lucrative adoption offers, reporters from the paper posed as a wealthy Middle Eastern family interested in buying the girl.

"I have to consider what's best for me, my family and Rubina's future," said Rubina's dad, Rafiq Qureshi, who claims to be broke and left with "nothing" from the Oscar-winning flick.

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The paper claims that Rubina was originally being sold for $75,000, but her father raised the price after the success of Slumdog.

"The child is special now," the girl's uncle said, according to the paper. "This is an Oscar child!"

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A rep for Save The Children, a charity with offices in Mumbai, said Rubina's case should force India to crack down on child and human trafficking.

"The Indian government must sign up to the International Labor Organization's convention for abolishing the worst forms of child labor and trafficking," said the group's director of campaigns Adrian Lovett.

[Soulrev]

Why is it ok to put your child up for adoption and then take a "gift" of money from the adopters? But when someone wants to outright sell their child it's a crime / morally wrong?

I mean, sure, I guess you could say "Well adoption tries to ensure your child isn't going to just any old person" but c'mon, if someone is willing to pay that much for a kid do you really think they're going to abuse them? I'd trust someone paying 300k for my kid more than someone wanting him/her for free! Lol. Ok, I know I'm being goofy, just thought I'd add more controversy to this topic

[taysteewonderbunny]

Why is it ok to put your child up for adoption and then take a "gift" of money from the adopters? But when someone wants to outright sell their child it's a crime / morally wrong?

I mean, sure, I guess you could say "Well adoption tries to ensure your child isn't going to just any old person" but c'mon, if someone is willing to pay that much for a kid do you really think they're going to abuse them? I'd trust someone paying 300k for my kid more than someone wanting him/her for free! Lol. Ok, I know I'm being goofy, just thought I'd add more controversy to this topic

Actually, gifts of money to the mother ARE illegal. Adoptive parents can only cover medical expenses and a small percentage of the living expenses in the last two trimesters.

[Soulrev]

Right on.