[앵커]
A bill to amend the medical law that deprived doctors of imprisonment or higher for committing a felony crime was eventually blocked by the National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee.
The people’s strength was originally opposed, but it seems difficult to understand the attitude of the Democratic Party that could pass if they liked it.
Reporter Song Jae-in.
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At the beginning of the afternoon meeting of the National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee, where the amendment to the medical law was proposed, there seemed to be no significant variables.
As predicted, the people’s power was opposed by saying that it was a law that could limit the freedom of doctors to choose professions.
[장제원 / 국민의힘 의원 : 선거법이라든지 교통사고라든지 이런 문제를 가지고 의사의 면허를 취소한다? 이거는 과잉금지 원칙에 위반되는….]
The Democratic Party actively defended against doctors, saying that high ethics are required.
[김용민 / 더불어민주당 의원 : (의사는) 준법정신도 투철해야 합니다. 그래야만 사람의 생명과 신체를 다루는 현장에서 중요한 순간에 준법정신이나 도덕성이 가치를 발할 수가 있다.]
However, during the debate, the secretaries of both parties suddenly agreed to postpone the bill review to the next temporary National Assembly.
[윤호중 / 국회 법제사법위원회 위원장 : 양당 간사와 협의한 것으로는 의견이 일치하지 않을 경우 전체회의에 계류하고, 수정 내용을 정리해서 다음 위원회에서 처리하자는 의견이거든요.]
In the case of the Democratic Party, it was an unusual change in attitude as it had previously revealed its strong will to push for legislation.
A day ago, through the party’s official commentary, the people’s opposition to amendment of the medical law was criticized as being held back by himself, and CEO Nak-yeon Lee personally criticized the medical association, which opposes the bill.
[이낙연 / 더불어민주당 대표 (지난 22일) : 누구보다 높은 도덕성과 사회적 책임감을 가져야 할 의사단체의 그런 태도는 국민께 큰 실망을 드릴 것입니다.]
At that time, the Democratic Party changed its attitude to respect the opposition’s opinion at the Judiciary Committee meeting, the final threshold of the standing committee.
[백혜련 / 법제사법위원회 민주당 간사 : 야당에서 다수 의원님들이 반대 의견 냈고 여러 가지 문제제기를 했기 때문에 어쨌든 법사위에서 좀 더 내용도 살펴보고 의협과의 관계도 들어볼 필요는 있지 않나….]
The opposition of the opposition party is only an excuse, and that is why criticism comes out that even the Democratic Party was not willing to deal with it this time.
The Democratic Party was criticized even within the party for removing the mandate to install CCTVs in the operating room due to opposition parties’ opposition during the review process of amendments to the medical law.
As the amendment to the medical law, supported by many people, eventually passes to the next temporary National Assembly, it seems inevitable that the Democratic Party as well as the people’s strength will be criticized.
YTN Song Jae-in[[email protected]]is.
[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]