Doctor sentenced to 6 years for murder disguised as abortion

A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced an obstetrician to six years in prison for performing a cesarean on a 36-week pregnant woman and killing the baby, amid a lack of legal provisions to regulate abortions. The Seoul Central District Court found the 81-year-old hospital director, identified only by his surname Yoon, guilty of murder for killing the baby after conducting a caesarean section. The operating surgeon, identified as Shim, 62, was sentenced to four years in prison. The mother, a 26-yea

By The Korea Herald