Justice Party Gwangju Branch: "100,000 Signatures on Abortion Law Repeal Petition, Government Must Respond"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Justice Party Gwangju Metropolitan City Branch has called for the "complete abolition of the abortion law."

On the 4th, the Justice Party Gwangju Branch stated in a press release, "It is now the National Assembly's turn to respond to the voices of women regarding the abolition of the abortion law."

They continued, "Last year, the Constitutional Court ruled that the abortion law is unconstitutional," adding, "However, with only six months left before the deadline for abolishing the abortion law, the government has announced a legislative amendment to maintain the abortion law under the Criminal Act."

They further stated, "The government's amendment, which allows abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and permits abortion between 15 and 24 weeks only under certain circumstances, does not properly reflect the spirit of the Constitution," and argued, "A woman's body is not a machine. We do not know where the basis for the 14-week limit comes from."

They also emphasized, "For women, pregnancy and childbirth are acts that can change their entire lives," and stressed, "The right to pregnancy and pregnancy termination should be fully exercised by the person who has that body."

Additionally, they said, "Limiting the weeks of abortion and managing the reasons means the state is deciding on behalf of the woman," and added, "Now, the National Assembly must respond to the voices of 100,000 people by completely abolishing the abortion law."

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