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ByMoonChae-un
Editor-in-chief
“HowComeWhenIt’sUs,
It’sanAbortion,and
WhenIt’saChicken,
ⓒHankyung
It’sanOmelet?”
~GeorgeCarlin
The Constitutional Court overturned Korea’s decades-old
ban on abortion on April 11, which had stated that it was
unconstitutionaltobarwomenfromterminatingapregnancyas
itviolateswomen’srightstomaketheirownchoicesabouttheir
body.
Two articles in the Criminal Act that punish both a mother
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and doctor for an abortion procedure must be revised by Dec.
21, 2020, remarked The Constitutional Court. If no revision is
Tango.”
made by the deadline, this 66-year law will automatically lose
itslegaleffectstartingJan.1,2021.
The abortion ban was first introduced in 1953, with the
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establishment of the country’s Criminal Act. Since it bans
abortions at all stages of pregnancy, with few exceptions, the
banhasbeencriticizedforitsdrawbacks.
One of the worst blazes in recent years, the
“Pregnancy doesn’t come about by women alone, but the fact
wildfire that broke out in northern Gangwon
thatonlywomenaretoblamemakesthelawverybiased,”said
Province on April 5, destroyed 250 hectares of
a50-year-oldwomanrequesteduponanonymity.
forest and left many residents to cope with the
aftermathofthedisaster.
The fire started on April 4 in Gosung County,
Gangwon Province, and spread to neighboring
cities and counties of the city of Sokcho.
Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate
to emergency shelters that had been hastily set
upnearby.Thefirewasputout,andreliefgoods
anddonationsweresenttotheareatorecoverthe
Kidwell
parchedland.
ⓒKevin
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