Constitutional Court rules that law making abortion illegal is unconstitutional, calls for amendment
- 5 years ago
"임신초기 낙태 금지는 위헌"…헌재, 66년만에 법개정 결정
Korea's Constitutional Court has ruled that a decades-old law banning abortion is unconstitutional.
In its ruling Thursday afternoon, the court called for the abortion law to be amended by the end of next year.
Abortion has been illegal in South Korea for almost 70 years, with a maximum fine of 1-thousand-800 U.S. dollars or a year in prison for intentional miscarriages.
Seven years ago, the highest court narrowly upheld the law when the issue was raised by a claimant arguing that it infringed on a woman's right to choose.
Korea's Constitutional Court has ruled that a decades-old law banning abortion is unconstitutional.
In its ruling Thursday afternoon, the court called for the abortion law to be amended by the end of next year.
Abortion has been illegal in South Korea for almost 70 years, with a maximum fine of 1-thousand-800 U.S. dollars or a year in prison for intentional miscarriages.
Seven years ago, the highest court narrowly upheld the law when the issue was raised by a claimant arguing that it infringed on a woman's right to choose.