Pro-abortion law protesters take part in a rally to support the abortion law in front of the constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiSEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday proposed allowing abortion up until the fourteenth week of pregnancy as part of a new law designed to comply with a landmark ruling by the constitutional court that struck down a decades-long ban.
Under the new proposal, abortion would be banned after 14 weeks except in the case of a sex crime, or if the health of the mother is at risk, or if the fetus shows signs of severe birth defects, in which case abortion would be allowed up to 24 weeks, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.The proposal drew criticism from both sides of the debate, with women's rights groups arguing that the law is still focused on punishing women.
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