[사회]The government “allows abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy” … today’s legislative notice

[앵커]

The government has drafted an amendment to the law allowing abortions up to 14 weeks, the first trimester, and the legislation is announced today (7th).

This is a follow-up measure after the Constitutional Court’s decision of constitutional disagreement last year, and although the provisions on the abortion penalty will be maintained, opposition from women’s organizations is also expected.

Reporter Jo Sung-ho.

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The Constitutional Court ruled that provisions to punish women who had an abortion in April of last year were contrary to the Constitution.

[서기석 / 당시 헌법재판관 (지난해 4월) : 자기 낙태죄 조항은 과잉금지 원칙을 위반해 임신한 여성의 자기 결정권을 침해하므로 헌법에 위반됩니다.]

However, if an unconstitutional decision is made, it has made the decision to revise the provisions of the relevant law by the end of this year, saying there is concern about confusion due to the absence of legislation.

The government has also taken action.

Relevant ministries, such as the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, have prepared amendments to the Penal Law and the Maternal and Child Health Law and announced the legislation today (7th).

The main body of the government’s legislative notice is that no punishment is given for an abortion until the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.

The fourteenth week of pregnancy is one of the periods when the Constitution judged the abortion provisions and declared that it should allow the pregnancy to end.

[이은애 / 헌법재판관 (지난해 4월) : 태아가 덜 발달하고, 안전한 낙태수술이 가능하며, 여성이 낙태 여부를 숙고해 결정하기에 필요한 기간인 임신 제1/3분기에는 임신한 여성의 자기결정권을 최대한 존중하여….]

It is reported that the revised bill also allows abortions considering sexual crimes and social and economic reasons up to the 24th week of pregnancy.

However, it is expected that women’s organizations, which have insisted on abolishing the abortion allegations completely after the government has decided to keep the abortion guilty after hard work, are expected.

Previously, the Gender Equality Policy Committee, an advisory body to the Ministry of Justice, also recommended the abolition of abortions in August to guarantee the right of women to self-determination.

The government plans to issue a final bill to the National Assembly after hearing opinions from various fields during the 40-day notification period.

YTN Sungho Jo[[email protected]]is.

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