Subatra Jayaraj News Today

Asia is often painted as restrictive and less liberal than the West, but when it comes to abortion, many Asian societies have legalised the medical procedure. In much of the region, there is close to no debate about banning abortions, despite the United States now attempting to overturn abortion rights. From metropolitan societies like Singapore and South Korea, to Muslim-majority...

When freelance IT professional Saiful Nizam Abdul Wahab, 42, was growing up in Malaysia, he recalls learning about sexual reproduction during religious and science classes. But the lessons were not “comprehensive or holistic”, Saiful said, as they did not cover all aspects of sexual relationships such as consent and mutual respect. He believes education authorities and religious authorities in the...