Constitutional Court rules abortion ban is against the Constitution, calls for amendment
Social affairsApr 11, 2019
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the current abortion law is inconsistent with the Constitution and called for its amendment, in a landmark decision that signals a major change in various aspects of society. It ruled that an outright ban on abortion is against the Constitution and called for a legislative change to partially allow the termination in the early stage of pregnancy. (Yonhap)The adjudication comes 66 years after Korea first enacted the law in 1953 banning the termination