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Criminal Act — Article 270 (Abortion by Doctor or Abortion without Consent)

형법 제270조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A doctor, herb doctor, midwife, pharmacist, or druggist who procures the miscarriage of a woman upon her request or with her consent, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) A person who procures the miscarriage of a woman without request or consent, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years.

(3) When, in consequence of his or her commission of the crime as referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), a woman is injured, such perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years. When a woman dies, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(4) In the case of the preceding three paragraphs, suspension of qualifications for not more than seven years shall be concurrently imposed.[Inconsistency with the Constitution, 2017 Hun-Ga 127, Apr. 11, 2019, part regarding an attorney-at-law provided in Article 269 (1) and Article 270 (1) of the Certified Tax Accountant Act (Amended on Jan. 29, 1995) is all inconsistent with the Constitution. Aforesaid provision shall be applicable until the amendment to be made, not later than December 31, 2019]

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