Court Reduces Sentences in Newborn Killing Case, Acquits Mother
The appeals court said the mother may have believed the fetus was stillborn, while reducing prison terms for the surgeon and hospital director.
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A South Korean appeals court has acquitted a woman who was previously convicted of murdering her newborn baby in a hospital because she wanted to terminate the pregnancy even though it was 36 weeks old.
Court reduces sentences in newborn killing case, acquits mother
A Korean appellate court has reduced sentences of a hospital director and a surgeon convicted of killing a newborn baby shortly after it was delivered via cesarean section, while acquitting the mother of all charges. The Seoul High Court sentenced the hospital director surnamed Yoon to four years in prison, along with a fine of 1.5 million won ($1,000) and forfeiture of 9 million won. The operating surgeon, identified as Shim, received a sentenc…
The reason why a mother who had an abortion on a 36-week-old fetus was found not guilty in the first trial overturned to not guilty in the second trial: A mother charged with murder for undergoing an abortion at 36 weeks of pregnancy was found not guilty in the second trial. Unlike the first trial, which viewed the mother as having undergone the surgery knowing the possibility of killing the fetus, the second trial did not recognize willful negl…
South Korea: Appeal decision for abortion case exposes legal vacuum
Responding to today’s appeal decision overturning the murder conviction of a woman who had a later abortion while reducing the sentences of medical staff, Amnesty International Korea’s Executive Director HeeKyoung Cho said: “While we welcome the court’s decision to acquit the woman who sought abortion, the court’s decision to uphold the convictions of medical staff […] The post South Korea: Appeal decision for abortion case exposes legal vacuum …
The appellate court acquitted Ms. Kwon, a mother who caused a major social stir by posting her experience of a 36-week abortion on YouTube. The lower court had previously found her guilty of murder, but this decision was overturned in the second trial. Seoul High Court Criminal Division 5 (Presiding Judge
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