South Korea overturns abortion ban after more than 65 years
1 / 3South Korea's Constitutional Court chief judge Yoo Nam-seok and other judges sit for the ruling on decriminalisation of abortion at the court in SeoulSouth Korea's Constitutional Court chief judge Yoo Nam-seok and other judges sit for the ruling on decriminalisation of abortion at the court in Seoul, South Korea April 11, 2019. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERSBy Joyce Lee and Josh Smith
"The law criminalising a woman who undergoes abortion of her own will goes beyond the minimum needed to achieve the legislative purpose and limits the right of self-determination of the woman," it said in its ruling. The ruling reflects a trend towards decriminalising abortion, as cases of criminal punishment have fallen in recent years.
But the ruling helps ensure pregnancy is a personal choice, said Lee Ga-hyun, who joined a protest against the law after she saw a friend risk her life using illegal medication for an abortion. A 2017 petition urging the presidential Blue House to scrap the law against abortion and allow abortion medication drew more than 230,000 signatures.
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