Conscientious objection to abortion: why it should be a specified legal right for doctors in South Korea

Abstract Background In 2019, the Constitutional Court of South Korea ruled that the anti-abortion provisions in the Criminal Act, which criminalize abortion, do not conform to the Constitution. This decision will lead to a total reversal of doctors’ legal duty from the obligation to refuse abortion...

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Main Author: Claire Junga Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-020-00512-3