Demonstration of how the baby hatch at KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital works during its launch in December 2010. — Filepic/The Star
Every case of baby dumping is a human tragedy. A tragic story not only involving the individuals concerned but also their families. And it also reflects the failure of our society to deal with this issue.
I was upset and devastated by the report of a newborn abandoned in the rubbish dump of a supermarket in Ipoh back in early 2010. The baby was saved from a wild dog in the nick of time by an alert passerby. I felt that something needed to be done to save innocent lives like these. These babies did not ask to be born in the first place but, nonetheless, they have the right to live.
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