Lee says women should be able to safely take abortion pills

President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Tuesday to look into ways to allow women to safely take the abortion pill mifepristone even before the necessary legal framework is in place. Lee said during a Cabinet meeting that South Korean women have been directly purchasing the pill from overseas to get around domestic restrictions at the expense of risking their own health. "Even if it causes some difficulties to the government, we have to allow them to take it appropriately," he said at t