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Although the abortion crime was abolished, even after that, our society's discussion about abortion has not progressed.

For that reason, even today, abortions are performed negatively and unsafely without being caught in the statistics.



This is Cho Dong-chan, a medical reporter.



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This is the newly revised WHO guidelines for abortion this year.



Worldwide, up to 13.2% of mothers who have abortions die, or more than 38,000 deaths each year.



[Professor Park Joong-shin, Seoul National University Hospital/Chairman of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Bleeding and infection are the most common complications.

It can be life-threatening, and the next pregnancy does not go well, so I have a hard time.] In



Korea, it is estimated that a significant number of women who have abortions suffer from various side effects, but a detailed investigation has not been conducted.



This is because the abortion is secretly changed to another disease and is being done negatively.



[Hong Soon-cheol/Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Hospital: First of all, statistics (abortion) should be captured.

Another problem is to prevent the spread of unnecessary abortions.]



According to the World Health Organization, the rate of safe abortions is 9 in 10 in positive countries, but only 1 in 4 in negative countries. do.



If abortion is to move into the realm of safe 'treatment', you must first decide when abortion is a voluntary choice.



[Professor Park Joong-shin of Seoul National University Hospital/Chairman of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology: The Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology has a rather negative stance on abortion after 10 weeks if possible.]



This is because hands, feet, and heart and brain develop as people after 10 weeks of pregnancy.



Other countries include 20 weeks in New Zealand, 14 weeks in Spain and 12 weeks in France, and Japan prohibits voluntary abortion.



Currently, in our National Assembly, a law to limit the period of voluntary abortion within 10 weeks and a law to remove the restriction are being discussed together.



(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, Park Jin-ho, video editing: Choi Hye-young, CG: Ban So-hee and Kim Jeong-eun, VJ: Shin So-young)