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A South Korean court convicted a woman and two doctors of murder after a premature baby born alive during a C-section was placed in a freezer and died, sparking national debate over abortion laws.
A South Korean court convicted a woman and two doctors of murder after a 36-week premature baby was born alive during a C-section, placed in a freezer, and died.
The woman, who sought a late-term abortion, received a three-year suspended sentence, with the court citing her poverty and lack of legal abortion access as mitigating factors.
The surgeon was sentenced to four years, the hospital director to six, and both were ordered to pay restitution.
The case, which sparked national debate, exposed the legal and ethical void left by South Korea’s 2019 abortion decriminalization, as no comprehensive regulations have been enacted.
Prosecutors said hospital staff falsified records to hide the live birth.
The hospital allegedly profited 1.4 billion won from over 500 abortions, many referred by brokers.
Un tribunal de Corea del Sur condenó a una mujer y a dos médicos por asesinato después de que un bebé prematuro nacido vivo durante una cesárea fue colocado en un congelador y murió, provocando un debate nacional sobre las leyes de aborto.