Dutch doctor campaigns to lift Seoul`s abortion ban
(WorldNews South Korea)

Rebecca Gomperts, second from right, raises her fist with women`s rights activists before participating in a rally calling for lifting the abortion ban in Seoul, July 7. / Korea Times photo by Park Ji-won By Park Ji-won Rebecca Gomperts, founder and executive director of the legendary abortion rights groups Women on Waves and Women on Web, visited Korea recently to discuss ways to legalize abortion ahead of the upcoming decision by the Korea`s Constitutional Court on whether to overturn the abortion ban. `A democratic government like Korea should base its law, policies and actions on science and not religion or dogma. Independent scientific studies about the effect of...