Minister of Gender Equality and Family candidate Jung Young-ae is wearing a mask after answering the question of a member of the lawmaker at a hearing for candidates for the State Council of the Gender Equality and Family Committee held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Senior Reporter Kim Kyung-ho [email protected]
Minister of Gender Equality and Family Chung Young-ae said, “It is the basic belief that the change in the direction of guaranteeing women’s health rights and reproductive rights rather than punishing abortion is necessary.” In addition, regarding the method of limiting pregnancy termination according to the number of weeks of pregnancy, he said, “Not all women have abortions without any judgment,” he said. At a hearing on the personnel of the Minister of Gender Equality and Family held at the National Assembly’s Gender Equality Committee on the 24th, a major discussion was also given on legislation related to the’abortion crime’, which had a deadline for abolition one week ahead. After the time limit (December 31) set by the Constitutional Court when the Constitutional Court decides the constitutional inconsistency of Article 269 (1) of the Criminal Act punishing a woman who has stopped pregnancy, the penalty provisions under the Criminal Law are extinguished and the termination of pregnancy becomes decriminal. Candidate Jung made relatively clear his opposition to the’pregnancy suspension penalty’ during the inquiry process. Candidate Jung said, “The punishment for abortion is decreasing worldwide, and women’s right to health and self-determination are shifting toward becoming more important principles.” Pointed out. Candidate Jung said, “Personal abortion is for various reasons, and it is not whether or not there is a law that restricts punishment or (stopping pregnancy). (Debate on legislative suspension of pregnancy) I hope it will come to a conclusion to guarantee women’s right to self-determination and health as much as possible.” Candidate Jung expressed the view that it is unnecessary to restrict pregnancy termination according to the number of weeks of pregnancy. Candidate Jung said, “The women’s world opposes the restriction of the number of weeks, and at that time (the declaration of abolition of abortion charges) was signed, I agreed with the opinion. Candidate Jung was named in a statement calling for the abolition of the abortion crimes announced in September by ‘100 women who have joined the movement to abolish the Australian system’. “If women have an abortion in the second half of their pregnancy, the health of the mother as well as the fetus is at risk. In such a situation, just because the drinking water is abolished does not mean that all women have an abortion without any judgment.” “Pregnant women have no choice but to have abortions without receiving social support, but it is illegal, so a more dangerous situation should be considered.” Currently, the government legislation restricts the suspension of pregnancy by dividing 14 and 24 weeks of pregnancy while maintaining the provisions for abortion penalties. Candidate Jung said, “The government proposal has been submitted, and several lawmakers have proposed the bill, but it seems difficult to organize it until the end of the year.” “Until the new legislation comes out, various difficulties in medical support are expected. In the meantime, I will try to minimize the damage that women will suffer.” By Lim Jae-woo, staff reporter [email protected]