‘The era of punishment is over!’ held in front of the Parliament Building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 31st! At a press conference in 2021 without abortion crimes, officials from joint action to abolish abortion crimes for all are speaking. News 1
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“From the first day of the new year to work, inquiries about the abortion of artificial pregnancy have been crowded. I was born in 2000, who couldn’t see a baby’s house because it was in my early pregnancy, and I sent it back to come again next week… Even if the government sets standards, we can respond.”
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A, 35, a gynecologist in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul said. Obstetrics and gynecologists are in a confusing situation after the abortion crime disappears. This obstetrics and gynecology clinic was a hospital that did not have an artificial abortion, and it is said that four patients visited during the 12 days when the abortion crime was abolished. Mr. A said, “In the news that the abortion crime was abolished, the number of patients increased, but there were no hospital regulations yet, so we returned it to the artificial pregnancy abortion.”
Abortion crime abolished, but legislative blank
Even taking the patient back from the obstetrics and gynecology department
Open Kakao Talk Room to Counseling for Abortion Surgery
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Currently, there is no punishment law for abortion. The Constitutional Court made a decision (April, 2019) inconsistent with the constitutional abortion clause (Criminal Code Article 269, Paragraph 1 Self-Abortion by Drugs, etc.) This is because the National Assembly could not make the revised law.
In principle, the obstetrics and gynecologists state that surgery can be decided only when the main aberrations that allow artificial abortion are determined, but the abortion medical market is fluctuating. As a result of the reporter searching on the portal site and inquiring about the cost of six obstetrics and gynecologists in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, the cost varied from 700,000 won to 2.2 million won. There was also an obstetrics and gynecology clinic saying that after the 7th week of pregnancy, an additional 100,000 won will be charged each week. The number of weeks of pregnancy in which artificial abortion surgery is possible also differed from hospital to hospital.
One open katok room related to abortion surgery is also a success. In a KakaoTalk room where 80 people in their 20s and 30s exchange information, anonymous participants asked, “I should take a sanitary pad after surgery” and “Can I bring a same-sex friend instead of a boyfriend?” Inquiries about recommending a hospital where abortion surgery is possible were also sent back and forth saying, “It is illegal to disclose the name of the hospital, so if you open a one-on-one open katok, we will send you a recommendation list.”
Even worrying about being sued for medical refusal
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On the morning of October 19, last year, at the Koreana Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, at the’Abortion Act Revision-related Obstetrics and Gynecology Group Press Conference’, Kim Jae-yeon, the chairman of the Korean Obstetrics and Gynecologists, answers questions. yunhap news
– Medical associations and others have created their own guidelines to prevent confusion in the hospital scene. At the end of last year, the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology announced through a’selective abortion rejection plan’ that only mothers under 10 weeks of age would undergo abortion surgery. In the case of 10 to 22 weeks, it was also included that they would have a period of sufficient consideration. The Ministry of Justice has come up with a law that allows unconditional abortions within 14 weeks of pregnancy and conditionally permits them within 15 to 24 weeks of pregnancy. However, the association’s guidelines are only recommendations.
Some doctors are also concerned that if they refuse to undergo abortion surgery, they may be punished for refusal of treatment. One obstetrician said, “I was afraid that when I returned the patient, I would report it to the Ministry of Health and Welfare as refusal.” Some argue that it is necessary to consider the choice of doctors who do not perform abortion surgery according to their beliefs.
Inquiries about abortion drugs such as miscarriage inducing agents (mipgene) are also increasing. In order to be distributed in Korea, an item must be obtained from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety according to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, but no pharmaceutical company has applied for an import license so far. For the time being, women who want to have abortions with drugs have no choice but to buy mipjin through overseas direct purchases, as in the present. The government is reviewing the expansion of health insurance coverage for pregnancy termination and establishment of an information system.
Canada, which experienced a legislative void for abortion crimes, also suffered a legislative void for nearly 30 years after the decision to unconstitutional abortion in the 1980s. Currently, when women and doctors decide on artificial abortion surgery, the government and private funds have a system to support the cost. “The reason why the legislation is delayed is because it takes time to reconcile the agreement between the right to health of women and the right to life of the fetus,” said Senior Research Fellow of Korea Women’s Policy Institute. It is necessary to establish an information system and financial support for single mothers.”
Reporter Choi Yeon-soo [email protected]
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