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According to the Headquarters of Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) baby dumping means that
the acts of leaving away the babies at any places without taking care of the babies. Similary
with Prof Dr. Harlina Siraj says baby dumping is a social crisis and has a cronic increase as
many cases are occuring in Malaysian society.
The baby dumping refers to discarding or leaving alone, for an extended period of time, a
child younger than 12 month of age in a public or private setting with the intent to dispose
of the child. It is a crime which happens when close proximity is commited between a guy
and a women and resulted in unwanted baby.
The baby dumping issue arise when the woman had her unplanned pregnancy and
been pressured by the question about the status of the child. Beside they may feel
that they are not yet ready for his responsibility. In terms of tradition, young women
fear rejection by their parents and the community if they are found to have had a baby
outside of marriage. This tradition will absolutely increase the cases of baby dumping.
Pregnant women that are rejected by their boyfriends, who may even deny being in
any relationship with the woman and the child may then dump the baby because she
fears that she will be unable to look after the child alone, or to afford the childs
maintenance. In conjunction prostitution also will cause baby dumping
21 COMMENTS:
Emma, I agree with your opinion that parents must pay a lot attention to
their sons, especially about moral education, but in my opinion not only
moral education is the main role that causes baby dumping phenomenon
because the other role such as internet, television also one of the cause
behind baby dumping. There are still some of us who do not understand
the real meaning of sex. Consequently, certain abuses take place. In the
web for example, we have the cyber sex which is getting a lot of attention
especially from the teenagers. We cannot of course prevent them from
chatting in the web or engaging into cyber dates since the internet has
proven its worth in terms of socialization and communication. Thats easy
to interupe teenage to the sex without marriage and then, when they make
sex and pregnant without married, the problems (pregnant un-married)
that could make one get confused and decide to do things that cannot be
done by a normal human being,so thats why some women decide to dump
their children.
NURAZURAINI BINTI MUSTAPA (A123461)
JANUARY 9, 2010 8:08 PM
blog member's said...
Besides that, baby dumping phenomenon also happen when unwed girls
find themselves pregnant,afraid to tell their parents about unwanted
pregnant and their dont know what to do, so the best thing in their mind is
throw out their babys without feel guilty because its only the way to solve
their problem..
(NURAZURAINI BINTI MUSTAPA A123461)
JANUARY 23, 2010 12:34 PM
blog member's said...
yeah,i agree with u emma,but for your information not only prostitute
throw ut their babys because its involved who have standard profesion and
as syira said,we must look it at the other perspective such as rape, because
it's is not their false and make sex without their permission.so when they
pregnant, they choose to throw out their baby's because when look at baby,
make their trauma.
JANUARY 26, 2010 9:09 PM
blog member's said...
if see perspective as rape, i think that teenagers can give baby to others
take care of him or pass to social welfare house. Even, i think have no cause
to remove baby. Maybe, could care for baby with parents support. Besided
that, teenagers no need shyness because all which happen this sure be his
wisdom.
ROSZAIMA ROSDI A 123277
JANUARY 26, 2010 9:58 PM
blog member's said...
yeah,you're right emma..but,if their keep this tragedy (rape)as a secret,and
their must find way to solve this problem without evebody knows..so their
make desicion to throw out their baby's.
(NURAZURAINI BINTI MUSTAPA A123461)
JANUARY 26, 2010 11:56 PM
blog member's said...
and this case really happen at Kedah in Mac 2009, which that students
involved alleged be rape victims in capital when go back for a holiday but
she dont report that incident to her families and police. The student secret
giving birth to child out of wedlock uncovered when she complained have
stomach ache before their teacher bring her to the hospital. However
doctor decided, actually she dont have stomach ache but new give birth
and after being persuaded of her teacher and doctor, she's finally admitted
childbirth and throw her baby behind school. So from that case we know,
baby dumping not only happen and doing by who involved in social
phenomenon but from the rape victim.
(NURAZURAINI BINTI MUSTAPA A123461)
MARCH 18, 2010 1:27 AM
blog member's said...
In the article i just read about "Baby-dumping and Infanticide" say, thats
issues (dumped their baby) happen because new mothers, especially young
mothers (under age) may feel overwhelmed by the idea of parenthood.
They may have difficulty coping with the drastic physical and emotional
changes they are experiencing. They may be suffering from the
depression sometimes brought on by the hormonal changes associated
with giving birth. They may be convinced that they will be unable to
provide for the child, and they may feel that there is no one they can turn to
for help. They also may fear the shame of having given birth outside of
marriage, or they may fear that they will be unable to continue their studies
if anyone knows about that. So none of these feelings can excuse they from
throw their baby.
(NURAZURAINI BINTI MUSTAPA A123461)
MARCH 18, 2010 1:29 AM
blog member's said...
But its dependts to the situation,and some of the other factors is their
mother's leading to the children abandonment included early pregnancies,
rejection by male partners claimed to have fathered the children, scolding
by parents, poverty, and broken marriages. Besides that, unwanted
pregnancies also has been one of the major causes of baby dumping, this is
because most of these young ladies are not prepared to take care of the
children.
NURAZURAINI BINTI MUSTAPA (A123461)
MARCH 18, 2010 1:31 AM
blog member's said...
ooo,that a good idea. I feel maybe they think that best solution to their
problem. Beside that, I want give opinion. Refer to news, Datuk Hassan
Ahmad said who dump and kill their babies because they failed to control
their emotions dan this contributes to their past sin of committing
adultery.
NORSYAHIRAH BINTI MD.YAZID(A122786)
MARCH 23, 2010 9:12 PM
blog member's said...
Beside that,I also take statment from Universiti Malaya Senior Research
Fellow Datuk Dr Abdul Monir Yaacob.From the statment, he said declining
value of the family institution led to babies being dumped. So, from that
statment,we know that family institution is one's causes of baby dumping.
NORSYAHIRAH BINTI MD.YAZID(A122786)
MARCH 23, 2010 9:25 PM
owhh really Zura..I never think about this causes before. Hopefully, group
Malay aware on this matter and take care of behaviour so that religion only
that looked down at Islamic religion.
ROSZAIMA BT ROSDI A123277
MARCH 28, 2010 4:39 PM
blog member's said...
yeah emma,me too..and i want add some information and statement from
Dr Boulton. Dr. Boulton said that mothers who throw their babies normally
do so under desperate circumstances. Having ones first child is the most
stressful experience someone can go through. Young mothers can be
vulnerable, especially if they are alone and do not have the experience or
social support to cope.refer to this article so we know when they are under
desperate they might do unnormal thing.
Stop pornography
Youth today can easily have access to such material online, even through their mobile phones.
Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin, on the link between pornography and
baby dumping. He said widespread access to porn and weakened family ties have caused an
increase in cases since 2005, which numbered 472 as of August 2010. He said more than
half the babies in these cases were found dead.
Womens Aid Organisation executive director Ivy Josiah disagreed with Bakri, saying there
was no proven correlation. Rather, the problem was more that women were unable to get
their male partners to use contraceptives. (Source: Porn a major reason behind baby
dumping, say cops, The Star, 17 Aug 2010)
Mazlan Mohamad, director of the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Teachers Training Institute in
Kuantan, Pahang, on a circular that prohibits trainee teachers of the opposite sex from riding
together on motorbikes or in cars on or outside campus. He did not consider the measure
extreme as students had not complained.
He also said teacher trainees frequently left the campus in pairs, and that this might affect
the sensitivities of residents in the surrounding community who had a different level of
tolerance for such things.
Trainees caught would not be punished, however, but given counseling, Mazlan added.
(Source: College bars couples from riding motorbikes, cars, Malaysiakini, 17 Aug 2010)
Stop New Years Day and Valentines Day celebrations
Kita lihat banyak kes kelahiran berlaku pada bulan Ogos dan September, ini menunjukkan hubungan
tersebut dilakukan pada sambutan Tahun Baru sebab itu kita lihat banyak kes pembuangan bayi
berlaku dalam dua bulan ini.
Dalam Islam sambutan Hari Kekasih tidak digalakkan tapi kalau nak buat kenduri itu tidak mengapa
tetapi tidak hubungan terlarang.
Jadi ini yang menjadi masalah apabila media seolah-olah menggalakkan sambutan Hari Kekasih
dalam akhbar-akhbar tempatan.
PAS Youth deputy chief Azman Shapawi, on New Years and Valentines Day celebrations as
possible causes of baby dumping because these events allowed free mixing between the
sexes. He said the topic would be discussed at a roundtable on solutions to illicit sex, rape
and abandoned babies, which PAS Youth was organising on 22 Aug 2010. (Source: PAS
dakwa sambutan Hari Kekasih, Tahun Baru antara punca buang bayi, The Malaysian Insider,
18 Aug 2010).
Criminalise baby dumping as an act of murder
The Cabinet has decided that the Home Ministry through the police, investigate these cases as
murder when a baby dies.
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, on
her ministrys proposal to the cabinet. She said the cabinet agreed that drastic steps had to
be taken to stop baby dumping.
Police will be asked to investigate, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, abandoned babies
which have died. Under Section 302, the punishment for murder is death. Currently, baby
dumping is investigated under other sections or under the Child Act for abandonment,
concealment of birth by secret disposal of body, and infanticide, which stipulate jail terms
and fines upon conviction.
Reactions to the cabinet decision have been negative, with some saying that capital
punishment would not be a deterrent, and that sex education, counselling and support
would be more effective. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said not all cases would be
classified as murder, depending on police investigations. (Source: Murder charge for baby
dumpers, The Star, 13 Aug 2010)
Although it would take a long time and a lot of money to set up, a DNA bank remains the best solution
to the baby-dumping menace.
Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar, suggesting the usefulness of
a DNA database to trace the parents of abandoned babies. He said many baby-dumping
cases and other crimes remained unresolved because of a lack of information. (Source: CPO:
DNA bank the answer to baby dumping, The Star, 22 Aug 2010)
Why not stop the stigma provide baby care, sex education and safe haven laws
instead?
Criminalising abandonment encourages someone, already in a terrible situation, to make a worse
decision to hide a baby.
The classical fiqh does not try to legislate against promiscuity post facto, knowing that any such
activity would harm the baby. In order to save the babys life, there can be no criminalisation of
abandonment.
There must be a safe and anonymous way a parent can hand over a baby to the care of someone
else.
International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia principal research fellow
DrEric Winkel, on the classical position in Islamic jurisprudence or fiqh, which emphasises
saving a babys life. Winkel argued that a child was at greater risk if baby dumping was
criminalised.
He added that the desire to punish promiscuity must be a separate matter from ensuring the
babys safety. His article also highlighted a few baby hatch programmes which have saved
thousands of lives in various countries, including conservative societies. Youths should also
be taught to develop their own filters to make good decisions and navigate the modern
world with all its sexually charged messages, Winkel said. (Source: Focus on saving the life
of the foundling, New Straits Times, 18 Aug 2010)
Government can consider enacting a law to allow a parent to confidentially surrender a baby to any
hospital emergency room or any designated place. The parent should also not be arrested or
prosecuted.
Wanita Gerakan deputy chief Ng Siew Lai, urging the cabinet to consider ways to help
unmarried mothers instead of punishing them. Ng noted that the US had such laws in
response to the problem of unwanted pregnancies.
She also said the womens wing disagreed with the cabinets decision that baby-dumping
cases be investigated as murder. Instead, counselling, rehabilitation, and sex education were
better solutions. (Source: Baby Dumping: Help and Not Punish the Mothers, Wanita
Gerakanpress statement, 19 Aug 2010)
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Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Deeper lessons from Mat Sabu and the communists
1.
Dear TNG,
I can accept some form of sex education that consists of Biology and Morals. What Malaysia cannot do
is teach Muslim youth how to use and obtain contraceptives because that is implied or tacit
approval of pre-marital sex. In Islam there is no problem with teaching the Biology of Human Sexuality
along with Islamic Moral Values. But you cannot teach Muslim youth about how to get and use the
condom.
That is why neither PAS nor Umno will allow for the teaching of how to use and obtain contraceptives.
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farha says:
this is no longer about contraceptives per se.this is about accepting and treating these mothers and
their child without scorn and judgmentonly then will the baby dumping stop. its not too much to
ask, i thinkespecially when Muslims are enjoined to treat others with love and kindness . after all,
the babys mother and father may have sinned, but the baby is sinless, right?
2.
Oh by the way,
There are Catholic Schools in Singapore that refuse to teach their students how to use and obtain
contraceptives also for the same reason.
3.
I think people forget that baby dumping is actually a natural maternal instinct its called
neonaticide.
Neonaticide happens rarely in human beings, and even more rarely in the 21st Century, but that
doesnt mean it isnt present. When a mother feels that the infant she gave birth to either a) has a slim
chance of survival or b) may jeopardize her chances of survival, she will abandon or kill the child.
Various human societies have practised systematic neonaticide at certain times in history.
Young women who commit neonaticide in Malaysia frequently cite issues like shame or fear as being
their primary motivator for discarding the baby. Shame tactics such as those employed by government
campaigns or media discussion may very likely have the opposite effect.
4.
ChodeMcBlob says:
5.
6.
[...] theres a difference between murder and manslaughter/homicide/infanticide. I was shocked to see
that over 70% of Star readers in an informal poll support capital punishment for baby
dumping. http://polls.thestar.com.my/polls/result.asp?id=278&cid=2&cdesc=News
7.
farha says:
August 30, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Sex education, contraceptivesthose will be great but not everyone can agree on it due to differing
opinions based on their belief systems and values. In other words, baby dumping will stop only when
we start showing compassion instead of condemning/judging the young people involved. Even that is
too much to ask, apparently, judging from the spate of baby-dumping happening of late. But Im still
hopeful that someday things will change
8.
Strongly disagree with chode. You seem to approve sex before marriage. Why is Islam against it in the
first place? Think about it from a wider perspective.
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