Debate grows in South Korea over women and the military
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South Korea’s military service law requires men but not women to serve for about 20 months. Seoul’s defense ministry said “social consensus” is needed before changes are made, according to a local press report on Tuesday. File Photo by Yonhap/UPI
April 20 (UPI) A South Korean petition that has collected more than 140,000 signatures is demanding women in the country be required to perform compulsory military service as debate intensifies over current policy.
The petition, Please include women in [military] conscription, was uploaded on Friday, Newsis reported. The government is required to address any petition that gathers more than 200,000 signatures in 30 days.
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