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Fri, April 19, 2019 | 09:39

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Korea climbs again in press-freedom index

South Korea's press freedom has risen for two years straight to rank 41st in the latest index, a press advocacy group said Thursday. The 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders showed that the country climbed two places from the previous year's list due to positive changes brought about in the industry following the inauguration of...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-18 14:56

Jeju revokes license of country's 1st for-profit hospital

Jeju provincial government has revoked the business license of what would have been the country's first for-profit hospital, as it failed to meet the deadline to launch operations “without clear reasons.” The revocation follows public hearings held last month after Greenland International Medical Center, invested in by the Shanghai-based Greenland Group, missed the deadline f...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-17 17:24

Inbound foreign patients increase in 2018

The number of foreigners who visited Korea last year for medical treatment reached around 380,000, with the cumulative tally for the last decade topping 2 million, the health ministry said Wednesday. The figure has been rising steadily since 2009 when local hospitals were first allowed to treat “medical tourists.”

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-17 16:06

Historic ruling sparks debate over abortion pills

Following the recent historic Constitutional Court decision against the nation's 66-year-old abortion ban, calls are rising on the government to legalize the sale of abortive drugs, such as a well-known one, Mifegyne.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-14 16:36

Gov't expands support for couples with fertility problems

A 38-year-old office worker Cho Yu-ri, who has been married for nine years, has spent more than 35 million won ($30,720) since 2016 when she first decided to try artificial insemination to overcome her fertility problems. She had the fifth trial last month but all have failed. Cho said she plans to quit the job she's had for 11 years, in order to focus on the treatments.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-14 13:52

Long road lies ahead of legal abortion

Although the Constitutional Court ruled against the country's 66-year-old abortion ban, Thursday, there still seems to be a long way to go before a law revision is made by next year. The top court ordered the National Assembly to amend related laws by Dec. 31, 2020, but many possible issues are emerging such as how many weeks into pregnancy abortion will be allowed and whethe...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-12 17:36

Historic ruling sparks debate over abortion pills

Korean society shows mixed reactions to court's pro-abortion ruling

Various circles of South Korean society showed conflicting responses to the Constitutional Court's ruling in favor of abortion rights on Thursday, depending on their political and religious orientations. In a landmark ruling, the Constitutional Court ruled an outright ban on abortion is unconstitutional and called for a legislative change to partially allow the termination in...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-11 20:21

'Pro-choice!': Constitutional Court rules against abortion ban

Single-parent families suffer financial difficulties

Financial hardship is the top concern for single-parent families, as 80 percent of them say they have difficulty covering child rearing expenses and education costs, according to a survey by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Thursday.

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-11 20:12

'Pro-choice!': Constitutional Court rules against abortion ban

The Constitutional Court overturned the country's 66-year-old abortion ban Thursday, saying it was unconstitutional to bar women from terminating a pregnancy in its early stages as it prevented them from making their own decisions. In a seven-to-two decision, the court ruled that Articles 269 and 270 of the Criminal Act, which sentences women who have abortions to up to one y...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-11 17:07

Historic ruling sparks debate over abortion pills

S. Korea's top court rules anti-abortion law 'unconstitutional'

In a historic decision, the Constitutional Court Thursday ruled that the 66-year-old anti-abortion law is “unconstitutional.” The court said banning women from aborting a fetus in the early stage of pregnancy is an “excessive restriction” of a woman’s right to self-determination. But the court decided not to abolish the law immediately and demanded the National Assembly amend...

Diseases & welfare | 2019-04-11 14:49

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