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A video titled ‘Total surgery cost of 9 million won, 120 hours of hell’ was uploaded to a YouTube channel last June. The video quickly spread through online communities under the title ‘36-week fetal abortion vlog’. Youtube capture
The police, who are investigating a murder charge related to the ’36-week fetal pregnancy termination YouTube video‘, said, “The fetus was in a healthy condition in the mother’s stomach until just before the surgery.” The police believe that the medical staff who performed the surgery had intent to commit murder because they did not perform procedures to terminate the pregnancy, such as administering medication, and the fetus died after coming out of the womb alive through a regular cesarean section.
On the 31st, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s metropolitan investigation team’s criminal task force held a press briefing at the Mapo-gu metropolitan investigation office building and when compiling the records of the first examination and statements of related persons by YouTuber A, who uploaded the ‘abortion of pregnancy video,’ said, “The fetus had no unusual findings just before the surgery. “We confirmed that she was in healthy condition and obtained meaningful data showing that the fetus was alive before and after birth.” Mr. A received initial examinations at two local hospitals right before undergoing surgery at a hospital in the metropolitan area.
The police determined that the medical staff did not perform any procedures to cause the stillbirth of the fetus in Mr. A’s stomach, such as administering drugs. A police official said, “There was no action such as injecting drugs before surgery,” and added, “It is impossible to cause a stillbirth in the womb through drugs or devices at 36 weeks.” The surgery on Mr. A is close to giving birth through cesarean section.
Police believe that the main cause of death was that the fetus was born alive but was left without medical treatment. When asked by reporters whether simply neglecting a fetus could cause it to die, he said, “There were complex factors, but neglect was the key cause of death.” A police official said, “We confirmed that there were no medical procedures such as maintaining body temperature or checking breathing that should be performed on a newborn immediately after surgery.”
The police have also booked Mr. A as an accomplice to murder. However, Mr. A was unconscious due to anesthesia at the time of the surgery. It seems possible that the fetus was not recognized immediately after surgery.
Last June, A, a woman in her 20s, posted a video on YouTube saying that she underwent abortion surgery at 36 weeks of pregnancy. In response to this, the Ministry of Health and Welfare requested the police to investigate Mr. A and the hospital that performed surgery on Mr. A, and the police conducted a search and seizure of Mr. A and the hospital where Mr. A operated.
Previously, the police applied for an arrest warrant for the hospital director and surgeon who performed the surgery, but the court dismissed the arrest warrant, saying, “It is difficult to acknowledge the necessity and reasonableness of the arrest.” A police official said, “One of the reasons for dismissing the arrest warrant was that a significant amount of evidence had been collected.” The police appear to understand this as the court’s judgment that there is no dispute over the murder charge. This official said, “We plan to reapply for an arrest warrant if it is confirmed that necessity and substance need to be strengthened during the future investigation process.”
