-Ahead of the start of vaccination for a new coronavirus infectious disease (Corona 19) in Korea, the conflict between the government and the Korean Medical Association (Medical Association) is increasing. The medical association continued to protest against the amendment to the medical law, which allowed the license for a doctor who was sentenced to an imprisonment or higher, to be revoked, saying “to cancel the license even to negligence.” The government and passports announced the passage of the National Assembly, saying that the contents of the amendment were “common sense”.
In a statement released on the 22nd, the Korean Medical Association said, “We express our regret for the atmosphere in which opposition to the amendment to the medical law is being promoted to advocate for murder or sexual assault crimes. They are worried about losing them.” It is argued that negligent accidents can be entered into the’higher than the safe’, which is set as the scope of license cancellation in this amendment. “It is the biggest problem of this amendment to be able to sanction negligent crimes such as traffic accidents,” said Kim Hae-young, legal director of the Medical Association. “If there is no obstacle to job performance, it is a general form not to restrict professional certificates and licenses.”
The government immediately refuted. Health and Welfare Ministry Health and Welfare Officer Lee Chang-joon held a briefing that day and said, “It is rare for a traffic accident to result in a prison sentence except in very bad cases.” According to the government, all medical staff, including oriental doctors, dentists, and nurses, in addition to doctors, are subject to this amendment, but the medical association is the only organization that has expressed objections so far.
The government and the medical consultation also show disagreements on the issue of equity with other professions such as lawyers. “There is a difference in roles and expertise between lawyers and doctors,” the medical association said. “It cannot be said that a lawyer for justice is committed to an offense and that a doctor who is a medical professional commits an offense unrelated to medical care.” On the other hand, the government has already taken into account the peculiarities of medical practices by subtracting negligent manslaughter in business and unreinstated persons after bankruptcy as the reasons for disqualification of the license in this amendment. It is said that the standards for license cancellation are lower than that of lawyers. The passport continued to be intensively criticized for the medical agreement. In addition, the Democratic Party’s representative Lee Nak-yeon said at the party’s Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, “The attitude of a medical organization that should have a higher morality and social responsibility than anyone else will be a great disappointment to the people. It is appropriate to cope.” Representative Lee also said, “This revision of the medical law is extremely common-sense,” he said. “The Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly deliberated for a long time and reached an agreement through agreement between the parties.” On this day, Rep. Kim Seong-ju, Park Ju-min, and Ko Young-in also criticized the behavior of medical consultations at once. According to data received from the National Police Agency last year by a member of the Democratic Party’s Kang Hospital, 3,480 doctors were charged with the “five crimes” including murder, robbery, theft, and violent sex crimes in the five years from 2015 to 2019. However, there are criticisms that the government and medical agreements will eventually find a compromise. This is because the third epidemic of Corona 19 is underway and it is an important situation ahead of the start of vaccination. There are many opinions that if there is a problem with vaccination, the medical agreement is also burdened. Lee said, “We will consult with the medical community to actively participate in vaccination.” Kim Dae-ha, a spokesman for the medical association, also said, “It is not against the whole amendment, and we propose to find a point of contact centering on the part that can be agreed.” The National Assembly is scheduled to hold the Legislative Judicial Committee on the 25th to discuss the amendment.
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