Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Couples as Dependents... Hankyochong Calls It a "Biased Ruling"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo Mideum] The Korea Christian Federation (HanGyoChong), an alliance of Protestant groups, criticized the Seoul High Court ruling recognizing the health insurance dependent status of same-sex couples as “an overreach that disrupts legal order” and “a biased judgment.”

HanGyoChong stated, "The union between same-sex individuals cannot be essentially regarded as the same as the union between a man and a woman," and added, "It is also difficult to see that distinguishing and treating the two differently inherently violates the constitutional principle of equality." This implies that treating same-sex couples separately from opposite-sex couples does not constitute discrimination.

Immediately after the sentencing, So Seong-wook and Kim Yong-min are holding a press conference in front of the Seoul High Court.
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They continued, "This issue goes beyond the simple question of whether to recognize same-sex couples as dependents and leads to the fundamental question of whether our society will legally recognize same-sex marriage," and stated, "We oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage because it goes against God's creation order, which distinguishes people as men and women and commands them to be fruitful and multiply through their sacred union of marriage."

The Seoul High Court overturned the first-instance ruling on the 21st in a lawsuit filed by So Seongwook, who married Kim Yongmin, a same-sex partner, seeking recognition as a dependent under Kim’s health insurance as a workplace subscriber, ruling in favor of the plaintiff.

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