SEOUL—South Korea’s Constitutional Court moved to overturn the country’s 66-year-old ban on abortion and ruled that the law excessively infringed on women’s rights, a landmark decision in a nation known for conservative attitudes toward women. Reversing a 2012 ruling, the court Thursday ordered officials to revise the existing law by the end of next year.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 11, 2019 07:07 UTC