Terengganu's amended Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 2022, which criminalises out-of-wedlock pregnancy and birth, may undermine the country's health system as it weakens the protections and rights of women and girls to healthcare, said Galen Centre.

In a statement today, the health think tank raised concern that the enactment may force women and girls to seek out unsafe abortions due to a hostile climate.

"This is an appalling state of affairs which has a direct impact on the health and well-being of women and...