In a significant ruling by the Seoul Central District Court, a hospital director was sentenced to six years in prison and fined for conducting an abortion at 36 weeks, classified as a homicide due to the viability of the fetus. Alongside the director, the mother received a probationary sentence with community service, while a doctor involved in the procedure was sentenced to four years in prison. The court imposed a five-year employment restriction on the director and the doctor related to institutions working with children and disabled persons.