‘Amend Federal Constitution to end bias against mums’


PETALING JAYA: Amendments to the Federal Constitution should be put in place at the next Dewan Rakyat sitting to remove discriminatory practices against Malaysian mothers, according to MCA.

Spokesperson Chan Quin Er said Parliament should consider tabling amendments to read “either parent” or “either mother or father” or “both mother and father” may confer citizenship to their children born overseas.

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