Topic: Reproductive Health
Country: South Korea
Delegate Name: Rebecca Dooley
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All South Korea position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Women in the Republic of Korea are protected by law against rape or any other kind of sexual assault. Korea takes these crimes very seriously and do not hesitate to give women the rights they deserve when it comes to the governing of their own bodies. Women in the Republic of Korea are free to choose how many children they wish to have, and when they wish to have them. Women enjoy many maternal health services in the event of childbirth. In cases where a mother’s health is in serious danger, or in instances of rape or incest, women are legally permitted to an abortion before the twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. If a woman chooses not to have children, contraceptives are widely available to them without discrimination.Schoolchildren in Korea have sexual education available to them, making more aware of their reproductive health and safety. Recently, the birth rate in the Republic of Korea has been at an alarming low, and the Korean Government acknowledges illegal abortions as one of the major causes of this. Along with a crackdown on these underground activities, Korea will take steps toward creating a new message for our people, one that says that children are the future, not unpatriotic anomalies. In this committee, the Republic of Korea hopes to pass resolutions that encourage opposing states to grant women their reproductive rights. Korea may also suggest that the cap on medical payments be visited, as we find that that may be a driving factor for these illegal abortions. The Republic of Korea believes that if the policies created are within reason, a consensus can be reached.
