KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 175 babies from age 1 and below, were rescued and placed under the Social Welfare Department’s protection in the past three years.
The Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said cases of baby and child abandonment are categorised as children in need of care and protection under Section 17(1) of the Child Act 2001 [Act 611], including cases where a child has been abandoned, discarded, or not provided with proper care by his or her guardian.
