Kasthuriraani Patto (PH-Batu Kawan) said that according to a media report, a 22-year-old woman in Terengganu aborted her 20-week-old foetus after buying 10 abortion pills for RM600 on the internet.

The woman took the drastic action after being abandoned by her former fiance, Kasthuriraani said when debating the motion on the 11th Malaysia Plan Mid-term Review in the Dewan Rakyat.

She also urged the ministry to monitor the widespread sale of dubious beauty creams and supplements online.

Kasthuriraani also called on the women, family and community development ministry to consider including sexual and reproductive health in the school curriculum because knowledge on this was lacking among adolescents.

“Based on the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017 by the health ministry, only 10% of adolescents who had sexual relations used contraceptives,” she said.

Meanwhile, Awang Hashim (PAS-Pendang), when debating the motion, urged the speaker to crack the whip on MPs because many were absent and not taking the debate session seriously.