2009 5 1 4 2010 11 1 4 4 2011 16 2 2 4 2012 9 1 2 6 2 8 Acquittal 1, 2013 16 1 2 11 Exemption from Punishment 1 2014 8 3 1 4 2015 14 8 2 4 57. Although the number was small, cases of male partners or his family members reporting the women for illegal abortion have emerged since 2010. According to the Korean Women Link, ten counseling cases on abortion out of twelve were about the threats of reporting in 201320. There was a case where a woman was reported and punished. During the course of termination of common law marriage, the man wrote his consent for abortion for woman, and days later sent contents-certified mail reversed his decision. Subsequently, the woman filed a lawsuit against the man’s father to pay off the borrowed money, and the man brought charges against the woman in retaliation. The woman was sentenced to monetary penalty for illegal abortion (Uijeongbu District Court, 9.17.2014. Sentence 2013 NO 1827 ruling). 58. In the recommendation of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (July 29th, 2011), it was urged to “review abortionrelated laws, especially criminal law, to delete provisions imposing punishment on women who had an abortion,” and “provide quality services to manage complications that could occur due to unsafe abortions.” The UN Committee on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights stated that “The Committee is concerned about the criminalization of abortion in the country (Article 59),” “The Committee urges the State to decriminalize women who had abortions to guarantee women’s right to sexual and reproductive health and protection of dignity and ensure accessibility for all people to sexual and reproductive health services. The Committee presents General Comment Subparagraph 22 (2016) on sexual and reproductive health to the State 20 Korean WomenLink(2013), 『You know what... I got an abortion』, Darun