End stigma on use of contraceptives, say family planning advocates

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Sisters in Islam says many women have the misconception that contraception is a rejection of God’s blessings or amounts to infanticide.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/10/end-stigma-on-use-of-contraceptives-say-family-planning-advocates/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #SisterInIslam #ModernContraceptive

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00:00Sisters in Islam has called for measures to remove the stigma around the use of contraceptives.

00:08The advocacy group said many women were discouraged from using contraceptives because of misconceptions.

00:14The group said many women are made to believe that contraception is a rejection of God's

00:18blessings or they have equated it to infanticide.

00:22Family planning advocate Dr. Kenny Kamal said many married women avoided using contraceptives

00:27because of inadequate sex education.

00:30He said respected community leaders should be involved in promoting family planning as

00:34their endorsement can lend credibility to family planning initiatives and help to mitigate

00:39resistance.

00:41Last month, the National Population and Family Development Board reported that more than

00:45one in five Malaysian women refused to use any modern contraceptive methods in 2022.

00:53Family board's chairman, Rohani Abdul Karim, said contraceptive use among reproductive

00:57age women remains low at 34.5 percent.

01:01Dhanush Rajareza, FMT News.

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