Kim Chan-hyuk
Published 2021.07.12
Hyundai Pharm recently applied for marketing approval for Mifegymiso, an abortion pill, but the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) remained passive to accelerate the review process.
Industry watchers are questioning why the regulator has reversed its stance after promising accelerated approval for the drug.
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Updated: 2020-10-15
The clash between the right to choose and right to life continues here in South Korea. The constitutional court's historic ruling last year that abortions should not be criminalized didn't end the contentious debate.
Under the ruling, the country has until the end of 2020 to revise its 1953 law on terminating pregnancies. The government has introduced an amendment that doesn't repeal the ban on abortion completely, but revises parts of the Criminal Act and the Mother and Child Health Act to allow terminations up to 14 weeks, and up to 24 weeks provided that there are medical or socio-economic reasons approved by the doctor.
Continued: http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=266309
Conservatives and religious groups are facing off with women's rights organizations in a fierce debate over changes to a 1953 law that makes abortion illegal.
13.10.2020
Julian Ryall
The South Korean government has announced plans to reverse the blanket ban on abortions that was imposed in 1953 and revise the law to permit a termination before the 14th week of a pregnancy. The proposed changes have been strongly criticized by both sides of the argument.
Last week, the government announced that it will alter sections of both the Criminal Act and the Mother and Child Health Act that refer to abortion. The changes will also allow abortions up to a maximum of 24 weeks for women with extenuating medical or economic circumstances, if a genetic disorder is identified in the baby or if they have been the victim of a rape.
Continued: https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-abortion-controversy/a-55253968
2020-10-06
The government will propose revisions to the existing laws to allow abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy, judicial sources said Tuesday.
They said the justice ministry will announce its plan to revise the Criminal Act and the Mother and Child Health Act on Wednesday as a follow-up to a Constitutional Court ruling in April last year.
Continued: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/10/113_297111.html
Addressing stigma while moving a national campaign: Spotlight on South Korea
Posted June 18, 2019
by inroads Comms, with Na Young
In this article, inroads member, Na Young, of the The Sexual and Reproductive Rights Forum and the Joint Action for Reproductive Justice in South Korea shares with us in detail what it took to generate a people’s movement to get rid of an anti-abortion law and the stigma-busting that is still ongoing.
1) How has abortion stigma shown up around the law historically in Korea?
Anti-abortion law was first made in Korea during the Japanese occupation. After Independence and the Korean War, the first assembly decided to keep the punishment clauses on abortion made by the Japanese government. According to this law, women who get an abortion can spend up to a year in prison or be fined up to 2 million won (about 1,850 dollars). Doctors, midwives and any healthcare workers who provide abortions can face up to two years in prison.
Abortion ban on Constitutional Court’s review in 6 years
By Choi Gwang-seok
Published 2018.05.25
Six years after upholding abortion ban, the Constitutional Court is reviewing whether or not abortion should be decriminalized.
In August 2012, the court’s four judges out of the eight-judge panel voted to keep the ban. The other four voted to overturn it. The panel failed to get six votes in favor of overturning it, which led to the conclusion that abortion would be illegal in Korea.
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Amicus Brief: Decriminalization on Abortion in South Korea
May 22, 2018
I. Introduction
Human Rights Watch has the honor of submitting this amicus brief in connection with case 2017Hun-Ba127, which is before the Constitutional Court of Korea (Constitutional Court). This case involves a review of the constitutionality of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)’s criminal law on abortion.
Under articles 269 and 270 of the Criminal Act, abortion is a crime, and any woman who undergoes an abortion risks up to one year of imprisonment or fines up to 2 million won (US$1850). Healthcare workers who provide abortions can face up to two years in prison, or more under certain circumstances.[1]
Continued: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/22/amicus-brief-decriminalization-abortion-south-korea
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