Comments on: Criminalising consensual sex kills newborns

By: Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:12:18 +0000

At least there are now Malaysians working on this problem, but societal changes are complex, especially when back by religious perceptions.

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 23 May 2010 07:15:17 +0000

I remember those days very well Imagine Me, but in some places I don't think it has changed all that much which is why we get babies in trash bags, left at hospitals, etc. etc.

By: Helen V.

Helen V. — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:57:38 +0000

This is truly shocking. I have never been able to understand why the children have to suffer for their parent's choices but in the situation you describe the law is causing just that. It reminds me of when we were in our teens and unmarried pregnant girls were sent away or put in homes and their babies forcibly removed or, even worse, sent to backyard abortionists where both might die. At least the babies were usually put up for adoption but the girls were left to deal with societal and familial rejection – and that wasn't even religion based. Thank heavens those days are past here and I hope someone will see the light in Malaysia – and soon.

BTW back in the 70s an unmarried friend of mine refused to give up her child despite extreme pressure. She later married another man and they brought the little girl up together. That child is now a lovely, productive member of society. What a waste of a life it would have been if she had been born under the current law in Malaysia.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:48:00 +0000

That is the major problem with religion of all kinds, its interpretation by man (and I use man in its true sense here). Whether one is religious or not, a lot of things practiced in the name of religion cannot be found in the tenets of the faith. I agree, this particular law should be scrapped, but will it be?