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By Lee Hae-rin
Aug 8, 2025

Debate over the legalization of the abortion pill has come under renewed scrutiny in Korea, as lawmakers move to address the legal gray zone surrounding women's health that has persisted since the country’s Constitutional Court struck down the abortion ban six years ago.

On Wednesday, the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee convened a major forum on the issue. Participants included lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, with Rep. Nam In-soon, who recently proposed bills aimed at removing restrictions on both surgical and medical abortions and extending national health insurance coverage to these procedures.

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Internal tension rises as discussions on abortion drug reform gain momentum in Korea

By Heo Ji-yoon
Aug 6, 2025

The legalization of abortion pills has emerged as a contentious issue once again. It has been six years since the Constitutional Court declared the abortion law unconstitutional, but the legal vacuum has resulted in problems with the illegal distribution of abortion pills. As the ruling party moves forward with the legislation of related bills, public opinions from the medical community, civic and religious organizations are sharply divided.

On the 6th, the Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly held a debate under the theme 'Six years after the Constitutional Court's unconstitutional ruling on the abortion law, should we leave it as it is?' In the previous month, lawmakers Nam In-soon and Lee Soo-jin from the Democratic Party of Korea each proposed amendments to the Maternal and Child Health Act to legalize abortion pills.

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