“Only in less than 10 weeks” … The medical community rejects selective abortion

Entry 2020.12.28 17:44

While the positions of various fields regarding the abolition of abortion were mixed, the medical community, including the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, stated that the requested revisions were not reflected and that they would reject a “selective” abortion.

On the 28th, the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology said in a public appeal on the abolition of the crime of abortion on the 28th: ​​”To keep women safe and prevent indiscriminate abortion, aborting a woman who is pregnant without any condition is 10 weeks pregnant (day 70: pregnancy measured by fetal size on an ultrasound exam. We will only enforce it less than the number of days, “he said.

The current crime of abortion is expected to disappear as of January 1 of next year. This is because on the 31st the deadline for alternative legislation proposed by the Constitutional Court last year expires when the constitutional disagreement with the provisions of the criminal law that stipulates the crime of abortion last year.

In early October, the Ministry of Justice issued an amendment to the content that allowed to stop pregnancy without any conditions within 14 weeks of pregnancy, and in cases of pregnancy induced by rape or incest within 15 to 24 weeks of pregnancy.

After this government proposal was announced, the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology has argued that termination of pregnancy without any conditions should be extended to 10 weeks instead of 14 weeks of pregnancy, and that if an abortion is desired before 22 weeks pregnant, you should be checked to go through counseling and meditation procedures. Abortion should not be allowed after 22 weeks of gestation, as the fetus can survive outside the mother’s body.

The Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology said in an appeal on the day: “I urge you to review it immediately, reflecting the views of expert groups” and “I firmly oppose the act of taking the life of a growing fetus. after 22 weeks’ gestation, where the fetus is likely to survive. ” Said. He also said: “If a doctor kills a baby born by abortion at a time when the fetus is likely to survive, current law and precedents can be punished for murder, so we will not respond to the abortion request. from the 22nd week of pregnancy “. He asked the law to establish the right of the doctor to veto abortion.

The Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology continued: “The right of the physician to veto abortion treatment must be legally guaranteed, taking into account the individual’s conscience and professional ethics,” he added. “The doctor requested the abortion for a healthy and growing fetus for socioeconomic reasons.” It is a legitimate reason to refuse according to conscience and professional ethics, “he said, so the government and legislature strongly urge the establishment of an abortion law that establishes the right of doctors to veto abortion.