Abortion Drug ‘Mifepristone’ to Be Introduced as Early as the First Quarter of Next Year… 7 Years After the Constitutional Court Ruled the Abortion Law Unconstitutional.
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The government has decided to officially introduce the oral abortion pill 'Mifepristone (Mifepristone)' as early as the first quarter of next year. This opens the way for the use of abortion drugs within the national medical system, 7 years and 5 months after the Constitutional Court ruled the 'abortion law' unconstitutional in April 2019. This follows President Lee Jae-myung's introduction on July 14.
Abortion pills are expected to be introduced as early as the first quarter of next year. Pregnant women must obtain a doctor's prescription from a hospital within nine weeks (63 days) of pregnancy. The medical community maintains that specific safety standards are necessary. The Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced these details at a briefing held on the 16…
The government is officially introducing abortion drugs. This comes a full seven years after discussions on their introduction began in earnest following the Constitutional Court's ruling in April 2019 that the "crime of abortion" under the Criminal Act was unconstitutional. The drugs are intended for use up to nine weeks of pregnancy, and in the early stages...
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[Digital Daily Reporter Hwang Jin-hyun] The government is pushing for a plan to manage abortion drugs, which have previously been distributed clandestinely, within the national medical system. For the first two years of implementation, doctors at medical institutions will be required to directly prescribe and dispense the drugs; subsequently, the management system will be expanded in stages after reviewing safety and side effects. The Ministry …
The abortion drug 'Mifepristone,' which had previously been distributed clandestinely, is set to enter the national medical system seven years after the 2019 Constitutional Court ruling declaring the abortion law unconstitutional. It is permitted for use within the first nine weeks of pregnancy. The government aims to introduce the drug in the first quarter of next year following a product approval review. For the first two years, to ensure safe…
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