Sarawak steps up efforts to prevent teenage pregnancies, says state minister

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah pointing out statistics of abandoned baby cases in Sarawak during a press conference in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak is stepping up efforts to prevent teen pregnancies following a baby dumping case involving an underaged girl.

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said she was concerned by the latest case of a 14-year-old girl abandoning her newborn daughter last week.