According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, the patient was supposed to receive a nutritional shot at the clinic. The nurse had allegedly injected her with anaesthesia without confirming her identity, and the doctor had performed the abortion without checking her identity either, Yonhap reported. The patient had been unaware of the procedure, according to CNN report. The police announced the investigation on Monday, Yonhap said. South Korea moved to legalise abortion in April this year, with the country’s constitutional court ruling that lawmakers must revise existing laws by December 31, 2020, the CNN report noted. However, under existing laws, the practice remains illegal and is technically punishable by up to a year in prison. Exceptions are granted in cases where the parents have hereditary diseases, the pregnancy is due to rape or incest, or the foetus is threatening the life of the mother.
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