South Korea

In South Korea, disabled women and girls have difficulty accessing reproductive healthcare, which poses a barrier to registering their children. Children are registered at medical facilities at birth as per the 2023 Confidential Birth Bill. Access to the few disability friendly medical institutions is severely limited due to the insufficient awareness or experience of the medical staff, lack of research, and the absence of supporting infrastructure tailored to the needs of persons with disabilities. In 2024, CEDAW recommended that South Korea ensure that women, especially women and girls with disabilities, have access to adequate sexual and reproductive health services and information, and that South Korea undertake a comprehensive review of the 2023 Confidential Birth Bill to address the underlying causes of unregistered births more effectively.