abortion. However, it needs to be emphasized that the impact of penal sanctions on
termination of pregnancy is limited, and that there are significant social and economic
reasons for choosing abortion. Rather, it would be reasonable to consider supporting
institutional support so that all women can safely conceive, give birth and raise a fetus within
the official health care system as a preferred means of solving this problem.
Therefore, the National Assembly needs to provide a legal basis for the government to
establish and implement a health care system for abortion through prompt revision of the
law, and the government needs to actively promote possible policies and to establish a health
care system and social security system for potential problems that could occur during the
entire process of women’s reproduction. Various policies can be considered during this
process, including application of health insurance and adjustment of medical fees, provision
of education for safe abortion and production of medical guidelines, provision of necessary
information pre and post abortion process, improvement of access to professional
counseling, comprehensive sex education and contraception education, etc.
3) Implementation and Abolition of COVID-19 Related Quarantine Pass Policies
A) Social Distancing for Step-by-Step Recovery, ‘Inoculation Proof and Negative
Confirmation System’
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Korea in 2020, the national and local governments
have implemented intensive social distancing, and various restrictions were placed with
social activities, such as the imposition of mandatory masks, prohibition on gatherings of
more than 5 people, expansion of online learning, and encouragement of work from home,
etc. As these quarantine measures continued for two years, people's fatigue and social and
economic damage accumulated, and when the vaccination rate reached 70%, the Central
Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCHQ) announced the implementation
of a phased daily recovery plan that partially eases the quarantine policy, starting from
November 2021.114)
114) Ministry of Health and Welfare Press Release, Oct. 29, 2021.
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