Seoul: South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday as “unconstitutional” the current ban on abortion and called for its amendment in a landmark decision that signals a major change in various aspects of society.
South Korea is one of the few developed countries where abortion is criminalized.
The court called for a legislative change to partially allow the termination in the early stage of pregnancy and ordered that the law must be revised by the end of 2020, Yonhap news agency reported. It also ruled that it was against the Constitution to punish physicians for carrying out the procedure. (IANS)
