July 7, 2026

PETALING JAYA: Two NGOs have urged deputy women, family and community development minister Lim Hui Ying to issue a public clarification on the legal position of abortion in Malaysia.

In a joint statement, the Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia and Women’s Aid Organisation said Lim’s remarks in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that abortion and clinics providing the service were prohibited in Malaysia were “factually and legally incorrect”.

“Statements made in Parliament carry weight,” they said in a statement endorsed by nine other organisations including SIS Forum (Malaysia) and Family Frontiers.

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