SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Two months have passed since the ban on abortion was ruled as unconstitutional, but high school classes still teach students that abortion is illegal. Some have voiced criticism, saying that schools should inform students of the Constitutional Court’s recent decision, as teaching them that abortion is illegal is at [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The recent ruling by the South Korean constitutional court that has called punitive measures against abortion unconstitutional has rekindled the controversial debate over ‘abortion pills’. Women’s rights advocacy groups and pharmacist organizations have called for the introduction of Mifegyne, a pill-shaped medication that induces abortion, while others have argued [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversies reignited on Friday over whether to allow abortion after a government survey showed that many women had opted to end their pregnancies due to socio-economic reasons. On Thursday, the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs released a survey on 10,000 women aged between 15 and 44, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of abortions estimated to have been performed in South Korea stood at around 50,000 in 2017, sharply down from the past as more women use birth control, a report said Thursday. According to the report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, the abortion rate [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Women activists calling for the repeal of current anti-abortion laws took to the streets in black yesterday, putting on a performance in which they took illegal abortion pills. Female activist groups carried out the demonstration yesterday in front of the Bosingak Pavillion in Seoul’s Jongno district, asking that the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahead of a public trial at the Constitutional Court of Korea regarding South Korea’s abortion ban, civic groups advocating women’s rights have called for an abolition of the law as it infringes upon women’s rights to equality and happiness. Various women’s rights organizations came together to create an anti-abortion [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs Cho Kuk said in an official statement and video uploaded on the Facebook page of the Blue House that the government will conduct a detailed investigation into abortions next year. Cho’s statement was the government’s response to a petition that had [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of Korean women who identified themselves as BWAVE (Black Wave), from Poland’s “Black Monday” strike against an abortion ban, held a rally Sunday in Myeongdong, Seoul, calling for the legalization of abortion. Some twenty women dressed in black and wearing masks chanted slogans such as “it’s a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent survey by Gallup Korea, 74 percent of Korean adults (1,018 participants) were willing to allow abortion if necessary. Only 21 percent said the practice must be more strictly controlled, and 5 percent reserved their opinion. The three-day survey study began on Tuesday, the same day [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Last month, the health ministry announced revisions to a bill to eradicate unethical medical practices in Korea, revoking medical licenses for up to a year if doctors engage in illicit activities. The revision included eight medical practices, including ghost surgery and reusing needles, but sparked controversy when induced abortion [...]