J Korean Soc Matern Child Health.  2020 Jan;24(1):9-17. 10.21896/jksmch.2020.24.1.9.

Medical Issues and Opinions of Obstetrics Regarding Abortion Law Amendment

• Choi A
• Park YW
• Kim SK
• Kim SC
• Lee PR
• Hwang KJ
• Lee JK
• Seo K
• Kim YJ
• Cha DH
• Na S
• Kim DS
• Lee YK
• Won Y
• Kim JY
• Kim J
• Kim J
• Ju W
• Kim MK
• Park JY

• KMID: 2511149
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2020.24.1.9

Abstract

There have been ongoing social discussions on revision of the abortion law since the Constitutional Court ruled it nonconformity to the constitution on April 11, 2019. Thus, Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korean Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Korean College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Korean Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists organized 'special committee for abortion law' to support social discussion on the revision of the abortion law, and they prepared official opinions of obstetrics for medical issues including doctors' right to refuse abortion. In the future, the committee will continue to adapt to changes of medical environment especially after the revision of the abortion law by collecting its members' feedbacks.

Keyword

Abortion; Abortion law; Obstetricians

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