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Today (6th) 8 o'clock news will start with the issue of abortion, one of the long-standing controversies in our society.

A year and a half after the Constitutional Court's decision that criminal abortion is against the Constitution, the government came up with an amendment to the law.

It states that the crime of abortion will be kept as it is now, but will not be punished until 14 weeks of pregnancy.



Also, depending on social and economic reasons, we decided to allow up to 24 weeks, but first, reporter Han Ji-yeon will deliver the details.



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In April of last year, the Constitutional Court ruled against the constitution against the crime of abortion, which was defined as a crime under the current law.



[Seo Ki-seok/At the time, Constitutional Judge (Last April): The provision of self-abortion violates the constitution because it violates the rule of prohibition of excess and violates the self-determination of pregnant women.] The



government came up with an amendment bill after one year and six months. .



First of all, in principle, it was decided not to punish pregnant women for stopping pregnancy until the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.



In addition, under the current law, abortions are allowed until 24 weeks, the middle of pregnancy, only for rape, pregnancy between relatives, and genetic diseases.



The socio-economic reasons are believed to be proven through a 24-hour ``deliberation period'' after consulting an expert at a public health center.



If it is difficult to obtain the consent of the legal representative for minors over the age of 16, they can receive treatment only by submitting a confirmation of consultation.



The National Assembly is also promoting a plan to apply health insurance to abortion surgery within 24 weeks of pregnancy.



The government plans to submit the bill to the National Assembly after hearing opinions from various fields for 40 days starting tomorrow.



(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: So Ji-hye)  



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