3 October 2022
Sisters in Islam says the Quran’s general “silence” about birth control or contraceptives has been interpreted by Islamic scholars as not prohibiting family planning.
Tag: contraceptives
20 May 2022
Azalina Othman Said says Malaysia’s restrictive abortion-related law under the Penal Code disproportionately burdens rape victims who fall pregnant, creating "unimaginable harm".
11 March 2021
UNPFA found that a loss of family planning services for around three months had likely led to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies.
11 December 2020
Malaysia's contraceptive prevalence rate data of 50% is only from married women; there is no data from single women.
8 December 2020
Penang recorded the lowest total fertility rate, while the highest rates were reported in Kelantan and Terengganu.
4 May 2020
Unplanned pregnancies add significantly to the economic difficulty in many families that are already in dire straits with the Covid-19 pandemic.
14 October 2019
The gynaecologist says 40% of all pregnancies are unintended.
25 September 2019
No woman interviewed by the investigating committee said family planning was aimed at limiting the Orang Asli population.
16 July 2019
UNFPA says family planning must be "rights-based at all times".
15 July 2019
Dr S. Subramaniam says he didn't receive any complaints during his visits to Orang Asli villages.