North Korea forces women to have abortions, gives bodies to dogs, says UN

It seems that forced abortions and infanticide are among the atrocities suffered by North Korean women trying to escape the nation.

Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s main leader.

This information was revealed by a report published by the United Nations Human Rights.

Dozens of women have recounted the heartbreaking experiences they and their babies have had to live through.

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Researchers concluded that these abortions are done “routinely”, and in many cases, without the consent of the women who were arrested using violence.

In addition, they were informed about “the killing of newborns and the death of women due to lack of medical assistance.”

“No medical attention”

For forcing an early abortion, the baby of a pregnant woman died in what was called an “infanticide incident.”

The eyewitness account states: “She was taken out of the holding centre and given an injection to make her miscarry. I saw her giving birth with my own eyes.”

“I heard crying, but then the baby was placed face down, wrapped in plastic and taken out of the cell by a prison guard… No medical attention was given [to the mother]. She died after a week or so.”

“He died from the cold.”

In another incident, a woman told researchers that she saw a baby die when exposed to sub-zero temperatures.

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It all happened after the mother was tortured by the guards to force her to have an abortion.

The witness stated that when the baby was born, he was alive, but that due to the conditions and the winter it is possible that he died of hypothermia.

“We heard the mothers scream”

During a UN event, Ji Hyeon described how she was forced to have an abortion without medication at a police station. This, when she was only three months pregnant.

“My first child passed away without ever seeing the world, without any time for me to apologize,” she tearfully said.

“Pregnant women were forced into harsh labour all day. At night, we heard pregnant mothers screaming and babies died without ever being able to see their mothers.”

He pointed out that the corpses “were given to the guard dogs to eat.”

Working to put an end to this

As for the defence of these cases, Catherine Robinson, a spokesperson for Right To Life UK spoke on the subject.

“The barbarity being reported in North Korea is shocking. Forced abortion is not restricted to North Korea, however, and is a barbaric practice which we must work to end wherever it happens.”

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