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Seoul to Consider Introducing Abortion Pills: Prime Minister

Summary by The Korea Times
The government will consider allowing the use of abortion pills for women up to nine weeks pregnant, as related regulations remain unrevised following the Constitutional Court's 2019 striking down of the abortion ban, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday. While such an institutional vacuum remains unclosed, some women are resorting to "dangerous methods" and the problem should no longer be left unattended because it amounts to neglecting…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Sang-hyun = On the 16th, Prime Minister Han Sung-sook, regarding the introduction of the abortion drug 'Mifepristone,' stated, "Induced abortion drugs targeting 9 weeks of pregnancy or less..."

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The government officially announced the introduction of the abortion drug (Mifepristone) on the 16th. Prime Minister Han Sung-sook held a National Policy Coordination Meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on that day and stated, "Going forward, we intend to introduce induced abortion drugs in stages, targeting pregnancies of nine weeks or less." The government stipulated that for the first two years of Mifepristone's introduction, prescription…

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Breaking News: South Korean Prime Minister to Phased Introduction of Abortion Drugs for Pregnant Women Up to 9 Weeks

Prime Minister Han Sung-sook is speaking about the introduction of abortion drugs while attending the National Policy Coordination Meeting held at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 16th.

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조선일보 broke the news on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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