1.0 INTRODUCTION
Case 1
On Malaysian Day of 2012, a mother threw her baby down from the 3rd floor of an apartment. The baby, with its umbilical cord attached, was still alive when it hit the ground and shattered its skull. Subsequently, it was found that between 2005 and January 2011, 517 Malaysian babies were “dumped”. This gained us international attention, with overseas media calling it “Malaysia’s baby-dumping epidemic”.
Case 2
In July 2015, the nation was in shock when a baby girl was found dead in a septic tank. That is not the end of the story. The baby was cut into 8 separate parts which were found floating in the tank. The act was done by her own biological mother, who had given birth in the toilet of her grandfather’s house.
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The sanctions are found to be reasonable and satisfactory. However, since there is no fixed punishment under Islamic law, the penalty can be higher depending on the effect of baby dumping. The authors suggest that the Islamic approach to prevention, ie. prohibition of adultery, intoxication, and others, might be suitable to be applied in Malaysia and Nigeria. They also suggest that campaigns of sexuality need to be improved and that government should allow parents who are unable to take care of their babies to leave their babies in motherless baby …show more content…
It consists of an introduction, problem statement, research objectives, research questions, the scope of research, research methodology, limitation and delimitation, literature review and a synopsis of chapters. Chapter 2: Baby Abandonment in Malaysia
This chapter will examine the issues of baby abandonment in Malaysia, including its legal status and precedents. Measures taken in curbing baby abandonment will also be explored. Chapter 3: Baby Hatches in Other Jurisdictions
This chapter will study the baby hatches around the world, especially those in Germany and Japan, and examine the issues pertaining to baby hatches. Other measures taken in other jurisdictions will also be explored briefly. Chapter 4: Baby Hatches in Malaysia
This chapter will examine the functions and legality of the baby hatches in Malaysia. It will study the social issues surrounding baby hatches, and analyse their effectiveness in curbing the issue of baby abandonment. Chapter 5: Recommendations and Way Forward
This chapter will submit recommendations to help improve the baby hatches in Malaysia. Furthermore, this chapter will also explore other possible ways of curbing the issue of baby
Case 1
On Malaysian Day of 2012, a mother threw her baby down from the 3rd floor of an apartment. The baby, with its umbilical cord attached, was still alive when it hit the ground and shattered its skull. Subsequently, it was found that between 2005 and January 2011, 517 Malaysian babies were “dumped”. This gained us international attention, with overseas media calling it “Malaysia’s baby-dumping epidemic”.
Case 2
In July 2015, the nation was in shock when a baby girl was found dead in a septic tank. That is not the end of the story. The baby was cut into 8 separate parts which were found floating in the tank. The act was done by her own biological mother, who had given birth in the toilet of her grandfather’s house.
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The sanctions are found to be reasonable and satisfactory. However, since there is no fixed punishment under Islamic law, the penalty can be higher depending on the effect of baby dumping. The authors suggest that the Islamic approach to prevention, ie. prohibition of adultery, intoxication, and others, might be suitable to be applied in Malaysia and Nigeria. They also suggest that campaigns of sexuality need to be improved and that government should allow parents who are unable to take care of their babies to leave their babies in motherless baby …show more content…
It consists of an introduction, problem statement, research objectives, research questions, the scope of research, research methodology, limitation and delimitation, literature review and a synopsis of chapters. Chapter 2: Baby Abandonment in Malaysia
This chapter will examine the issues of baby abandonment in Malaysia, including its legal status and precedents. Measures taken in curbing baby abandonment will also be explored. Chapter 3: Baby Hatches in Other Jurisdictions
This chapter will study the baby hatches around the world, especially those in Germany and Japan, and examine the issues pertaining to baby hatches. Other measures taken in other jurisdictions will also be explored briefly. Chapter 4: Baby Hatches in Malaysia
This chapter will examine the functions and legality of the baby hatches in Malaysia. It will study the social issues surrounding baby hatches, and analyse their effectiveness in curbing the issue of baby abandonment. Chapter 5: Recommendations and Way Forward
This chapter will submit recommendations to help improve the baby hatches in Malaysia. Furthermore, this chapter will also explore other possible ways of curbing the issue of baby