PETALING JAYA: The Government must not delay in implementing sex education in schools and provide free contraceptives if it is serious about addressing unwanted pregnancies and curbing baby dumping, said Women’s Aid Organisation executive director Sumitra Visvanathan.
She said unwanted pregnancies could be traced to the lack of sex education, lack of knowledge on contraception and stigmatisation of single women obtaining contraception.
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