Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch

Baby dumping has become a serious phenomenon in Malaysia. The fact that newborn babies are dumped at the most inappropriate places such as toilets and junkyards is such a heinous crime. Despite various steps taken by the government and the society at large, the statistics of baby dumping is escala...

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Main Authors: Termizi, Mazbah, Abdul Majid, Azizah, Tagaranao, Mariam Saidona, Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani
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Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) 2016
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spelling iium-518132017-03-06T05:58:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51813/ Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch Termizi, Mazbah Abdul Majid, Azizah Tagaranao, Mariam Saidona Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani K Law (General) Baby dumping has become a serious phenomenon in Malaysia. The fact that newborn babies are dumped at the most inappropriate places such as toilets and junkyards is such a heinous crime. Despite various steps taken by the government and the society at large, the statistics of baby dumping is escalating. This should not happen in a country which upholds an image of a Muslim nation. This research will not only discuss the literature review with regards to the issue of baby dumping in Malaysia, but shall also provide an overview of an alternative solution to curb this problem which is known as the baby hatch. Opinions from the NGO (such as OrphanCARE Foundation) and the judiciary are referred to in order to find the best possible method to overcome baby dumping in Malaysia. This is an alternative to the legal procedure which falls under the Penal Code and other related Acts. Comparisons are needed to seek the best possible way for a solution of baby dumping and to understand the perceptions of the particularly well-informed segment of society on this alternative solution to baby dumping - baby hatch. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) 2016-06-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51813/2/ulum_islamiyyah_17_-_6.pdf Termizi, Mazbah and Abdul Majid, Azizah and Tagaranao, Mariam Saidona and Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani (2016) Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch. Ulum Islamiyyah: The Malaysian Journal of Islamic Sciences, 17. pp. 103-120. ISSN 2289-4799 (O), 1675-5936 (P) E-ISSN 2289-4799 http://uijournal.usim.edu.my/index.php/for-readers/current-issue/210-towards-solving-baby-dumping-in-malaysia-by-using-an-alternative-baby-hatch
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Termizi, Mazbah
Abdul Majid, Azizah
Tagaranao, Mariam Saidona
Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani
Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch
description Baby dumping has become a serious phenomenon in Malaysia. The fact that newborn babies are dumped at the most inappropriate places such as toilets and junkyards is such a heinous crime. Despite various steps taken by the government and the society at large, the statistics of baby dumping is escalating. This should not happen in a country which upholds an image of a Muslim nation. This research will not only discuss the literature review with regards to the issue of baby dumping in Malaysia, but shall also provide an overview of an alternative solution to curb this problem which is known as the baby hatch. Opinions from the NGO (such as OrphanCARE Foundation) and the judiciary are referred to in order to find the best possible method to overcome baby dumping in Malaysia. This is an alternative to the legal procedure which falls under the Penal Code and other related Acts. Comparisons are needed to seek the best possible way for a solution of baby dumping and to understand the perceptions of the particularly well-informed segment of society on this alternative solution to baby dumping - baby hatch.
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author Termizi, Mazbah
Abdul Majid, Azizah
Tagaranao, Mariam Saidona
Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani
author_facet Termizi, Mazbah
Abdul Majid, Azizah
Tagaranao, Mariam Saidona
Mohd Safian, Yasmin Hanani
author_sort Termizi, Mazbah
title Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch
title_short Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch
title_full Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch
title_fullStr Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch
title_full_unstemmed Towards solving baby dumping in Malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch
title_sort towards solving baby dumping in malaysia by using an alternative: baby hatch
publisher Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/51813/
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