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KMID : 1142820180020010001
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Bio, Ethics and Policy
2018 Volume.2 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.18
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Necessity for Open Approaches to Abortion: Considerations on the Korean Abortion Policy based on History and Public Health
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Choi Kyu-Jin
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Abstract
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Korea has been pointed out several times from the international community because of its backward abortion policy. This is because not only there is a high risk of human right violations, but also it is desirable to abolish the abortion punishment regulations that can hinder the accessibility to medical services by women from the perspectives of public health. That is, restricting abortions by law does not reduce in the number of abortions and does not increase the birth rate dramatically as well. On the other hand, laws and policies that promote the accessibility to safe abortion services tend to reduce the number of abortions. Legal restrictions can only expose many women to huge danger by making them undergo an abortion in other countries, ask for an abortion from an unskilled abortionist, and have an abortion at an unsanitary place. In addition, the closed abortion policies are far from Korean traditions and cultures. Recently, the consensus is for the abolition of illegal abortion. Since the appropriateness of abolition is verified in almost all areas excluding religions, such as the times, public opinions, health care, politics, and diplomacy, the policies on abortion should go in more open directions.
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KEYWORD
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illegal abortion, human rights, health care, abortion rate, the mother and child health law
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