PARENT DESPERATION AND THE ADOPTION Jungle
The adoption process is challenging for Malay people because it involves abandoned children.  ,
Muslim and non-Muslim children have different implementation rules, but the choice of faith is frequently left up to the child’s parents. Parents must fight an uphill struggle to obtain birth certificates and citizenship for their babies, yet after navigating the adoption process.
Some people turn to middlemen and improper channels to get documents because of bureaucratic inertia and unfair practices. Adoptive parents frequently choose to register the baby as their physiological offspring, erasing the child’s true parents.  ,
This is not just a law enforcement error; it is also a condition error in establishing a decent, efficient method for implementation and membership.
THE DEADLY RESULTS OF CRIMINALISING ABANDONMENT
The Malaysian system’s punishment for child abandonment only adds to the problems. Mothers – frequently solitary and vulnerable – are feared for abandoning newborns in illegal conditions because of fear of prosecution. It is known as “baby dumping” in Malaysia. Surprisingly, 60 % of left children are discovered dead.  ,
The legislation pushes these women into despair, perpetuating a cycle of tragedy, rather than supporting them or offering healthy alternatives.
Malaysia needs not seem much for answers. Morocco, an Islamic country that once experienced a similar orphan crisis, introduced radical changes to its family law ( Mudawana ) in 2004 and expanded its efforts to promote women’s rights in 2024. One of the first changes was the decriminalization of baby abandonment, as well as the creation of clear constitutional channels for adoption through kafala, an Islamist guardianship system that preserves the child’s lineage while placing them in loving homes.