"Black Protests" Call End to Outdated Abortion Law

These “black protesters” want to put an end to South Korea’s outdated abortion law, which activists argue places most of the burden on women, who must not only bear the brunt of the pregnancy, but also face the social stigma and shame surrounding abortion. Abortion is technically illegal, but has taken place for decades without too much fear of actual punishment. Out of the tens of thousands of procedures that are estimated to take place annually, only a handful of cases get penalized by the sta