Unwed mums can seek care at welfare set-ups
2011/03/12
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KUALA LUMPUR: Unwed mothers can seek temporary care and protection at welfare institutions.
A New Straits Times reader, in his letter published on Monday, had called on the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to gazette a few of its institutions in every state to provide temporary care and protection to unwed mothers until the babies were delivered to prevent baby dumping.
K.N. Damodran, of Johor, said the system was in practice in the early 1970s under the Women and Girls Protection Act 1973 (Act 106), which was repealed in 2001 when the Child Act 2001 (Act 611) came into force.
He attributed the rare reports on baby dumping to the existence of the system. He suggested that having such a system would complement baby hatches offered by Orphan Care for mothers to drop off their unwanted babies.
Section 41 (1) of the Child Act 2001 states: "Any child who is in urgent need of protection may on his own application in the prescribed form be received by the protector into a place of refuge if the protector is satisfied that the child is in urgent need of protection."
According to Subsection 41(2) (d), a child in urgent need of protection includes "if the child is a female, that she is pregnant out of wedlock".
Unwed mothers under 18 requesting admission to Taman Seri Puteri may come to any of the institutions (Taman Seri Puteri) to gain admission.
They may also approach Welfare Department district offices or send an application letter to the principal or protector of the institution. Their request will be attended to immediately.
A protector will inform the Court For Children upon such an admission.
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bila si badot bersuara selepas world cup 2010, sometimes better luaran je kafir tapi dalaman islam berbanding sebaliknya & jepun/korea pun simbol agama jugak... klik imej. so apa kes jika penaja tuh firma judi, gay/lesbo, pelacuran, syarikat daging babi bukan hanya arak? yang penting adalah niat sebab kalau pakai songkok cam ngah gadot tapi munafik, apa barang!
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