South Korean surgeons admit to charges of aborting a 36-week-old woman, putting her alive in a freezer and causing her death

The hospital director and surgeon who performed abortions on approximately 500 pregnant women, including one who was 36 weeks pregnant, and made a profit of over 1.4 billion won (approximately 150 million yen)
On the 18th, the Seoul Central District Court announced that hospital director Yoon (80) and surgeon Shim (84), who are on trial for murder, admitted to all charges, including murder, at their first hearing.
The first hearing of the case was held in the trial of the defendants Yoon and Shim (61). On this day, the lawyers for the defendants Yoon and Shim stated that they would "admit all the facts of the charges." Meanwhile, the defendant, a woman in her 20s who had undergone an abortion, said, "The procedure was performed for the purpose of abortion."
"It is true that I requested surgery and the fetus died, but I did not conspire to commit murder," he said, denying the murder charge, saying, "I do not know how the fetus died, and it was not intentional."
Defendants Han and Bae, the brokers who introduced and arranged patients to the hospital, also admitted to all charges.
The court decided to hold a hearing on November 13th, as most of the defendants had admitted to the charges.
The trial is scheduled to conclude with the second hearing. According to the investigation results, Shim performed a Caesarean section on Kwon on June 25th of last year, giving birth to the fetus, and then in advance
He killed her by covering her with a prepared medical sheet and putting her in the freezer. In the medical record at the time, he wrote false information about Kwon's health, such as "having bleeding and abdominal pain," and
The operation was carried out to make it appear as if the baby had been stillborn. CCTV was not installed on the day of the operation. When the fact of the operation became controversial, a false certificate of stillbirth was issued and the baby was also found by cremation agents.
Despite receiving permission several years ago to close the hospitalization room, operating room, and recovery room, Yoon operated three hospitalization rooms and one operating room between August 2022 and July 2024, treating only abortion patients.
The investigation revealed that Shim had hospitalized the women. He received hundreds of thousands of won (tens of thousands of won) per abortion.
During this period, 527 pregnant women seeking abortions were arranged through brokers, and 1.46 billion U.S. dollars was spent.
By obtaining Wong's surgery fees, the broker made a profit of 312 million won (approximately 330 million yen). Under the current Maternal and Child Health Act, abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy is illegal. However,
In April 2007, a ruling was made that the criminal offense of abortion was unconstitutional, and there are currently no provisions for its punishment.