South Korea set to approve abortion pills next year
South Korea plans to approve abortion pills next year for the first time. This decision follows a 2019 Constitutional Court ruling that eased the country's decades-old abortion ban. The move aims to promote women's health and safety while continuing national debates over reproductive rights.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to promote women’s rights to health and safety, deepening debates over abortions in the Asian country. In a landmark ruling in 2019, South Korea’s Constitutional Court ordered the easing of the decades-old ban on most abortions, one of the...
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