Lee Haye-ah, 이해아
July 14, 2026
SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Tuesday to look into ways to allow women to safely take the abortion pill mifepristone even before the necessary legal framework is in place.
Lee said during a Cabinet meeting that South Korean women have been directly purchasing the pill from overseas to get around domestic restrictions at the expense of risking their own health.
"Even if it causes some difficulties to the government, we have to allow them to take it appropriately," he said at the meeting at Cheong Wa Dae.