Lee Gi-il, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare, "Medical Institution Birth Notification and Protected Birth Should Be Implemented Simultaneously"

Lee Gi-il, the 1st Vice Minister of Health and Welfare (photo), stated on the 19th that "the 'Medical Institution Birth Notification' and 'Protected Birth' must be implemented simultaneously to ensure the prompt birth registration of all children and to prevent child abandonment."

Vice Minister Lee made these remarks at an expert meeting on the 'Special Act on Support for Crisis Pregnancy, Protected Birth, and Child Protection' held that day. He said, "Since the Medical Institution Birth Notification passed the National Assembly on June 30 and is scheduled to be implemented on July 19 next year, we hope for the prompt passage of this bill in the National Assembly."

The meeting was held to review the final legal issues ahead of the discussion of the Special Act on Support for Crisis Pregnancy, Protected Birth, and Child Protection at the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

The Protected Birth system supports crisis pregnant women to give birth at medical institutions with de-identified information after a certain level of counseling if they choose protected birth, and the children born are to be placed under protective measures such as adoption by local governments according to the Child Welfare Act. It must be closely linked with the Civil Act, the Family Relations Registration Act, and others. The meeting discussed ways to make the bill clearer and easier to understand to prevent problems when the bill is implemented.

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