South Korea court reverses 66-year law against abortion

A 66-year-old law that criminalized abortion in South Korea has been deemed unconstitutional by the country’s Constitutional Court. Although prosecutions have been rare, under the current law, those seeking an abortion can be punished with up to a year in prison, and doctors who provide the procedure could get up to two years in prison. The South Korean government has until 2020 to amend the law, the court said, at which point the current law will be null and void.