THE National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) asked the House of Representatives (DPR) to not rush in ratifying the Draft Law on Mother and Child Welfare (RUU KIA). Komnas Perempuan Commissioner Theresia Iswarini said that the DPR and the government need to accommodate aspirations from women’s groups to make the regulation serve the right purpose.

“It needs to be carefully thought out so that the bill would no...