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Woman sentenced in newborn's motel death accuses baby's father of fraud

A woman convicted for her newborn’s death says the baby’s father posed as a doctor, took abortion money and has been recommended for indictment on fraud charges.

2026.7.5

The Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul [JOINT PRESS CORP]

Hospital director, surgeon in late-term abortion case appeal 'excessive' sentences

A hospital director and surgeon convicted of killing a newborn following a late-term abortion procedure told a Seoul appeals court Tuesday that their sentences were too harsh.

2026.5.12

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Protesters demand safe abortion rights in Jongno District, central Seoul, on April 10, 2022. [NEWS1]

Seven years after abortion ban struck down, medication still blocked as ministries can't agree

The introduction of abortion medication in Korea remains delayed amid disagreements among government ministries, even seven years after the Constitutional Court ruled the country’s abortion ban unconstitutional.

2026.3.5

The Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, is pictured on Feb. 18. [NEWS1]

Seoul court sentences hospital director, surgeon and patient for abortion case turned murder trial

A court on Wednesday sentenced a hospital director to six years in prison for murder after he and a surgeon performed a cesarean section on a woman who had sought an abortion at 36 weeks pregnant and then killed the newborn.

2026.3.4

Then-Constitutional Court President Yoo Nam-seok and justices enter the main courtroom of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on April 11, 2019, to deliver a ruling on the constitutionality of a law that criminalized abortion. The court ruled the ban unconstitutional that day. [NEWS1]

Korean court to rule on abortion case as legal void turns pregnancy termination into murder trial

In a country with no abortion law since 2021, a woman terminated a 36-week pregnancy and now faces a murder conviction. Civic groups are urging a Seoul court to find her not guilty as she awaits a verdict on Wednesday.

2026.3.1

Visitors walk through the exhibition hall at the 2025 COBE Baby Fair - Coex at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi on Oct. 16. [NEWS1]

Better measures needed to prevent infant deaths despite tougher penalties for abandonment, experts say

Fatal cases of abandoned newborns in Korea raise concerns over existing support systems, as recent incidents highlight the inadequacy of punishment in preventing these tragedies and the need for improved protective measures.

2025.12.17

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, on Aug. 29, 2020. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Federal judge in Hawaii rules FDA violated the law by restricting access to abortion medication

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration violated the law by imposing restrictions on accessing mifepristone, a medication for abortions and miscarriage management, a federal judge in Hawaii ruled Thursday.

2025.10.31

Activists from a human rights group advocating for the right to safe abortion urge the government to fulfill its pledge to introduce medical abortion pills during a press conference marking International Safe Abortion Day, which falls on Sept. 28, in front of the Admiral Yi Sun-sin statue at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Sept. 23. [NEWS1]

Despite ban removal, women's access to abortion pills faces legal void in Korea

Six years after Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the country’s abortion ban, women seeking to end a pregnancy still face a legal void. The government has yet to approve abortion pills, and thousands are turning to the internet.

2025.10.21

A protest held in November 2020, urging the National Assembly to pass new abortion laws after the Constitutional Court ruling a year prior [JOONGANG ILBO]

Gov't urged to establish safe abortion laws after six-year legal vacuum

Korea's human rights watchdog urged the government and parliament to end the ongoing six-year legal vacuum for safe and legal pregnancy termination in line with the International Safe Abortion Day, which falls every year on Sept. 28.

2025.9.28

An image of a statue of Justitia, the goddess of justice [KOREA JOONGANG DAILY]

Hospital director and surgeon admit to killing fetus during trial hearing

A hospital director and a surgeon accused of killing a near-term fetus after a C-section admitted to all charges during their first trial hearing on Thursday.

2025.9.18