In a landmark ruling, a South Korean court바카라 웹사이트ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same spousal coverage as heterosexual couples under the national health insurance service, marking the first legal recognition of same-sex union in South Korea.
According to a report by Reuters, the ruling overturned a decision taken by바카라 웹사이트a lower court that a same-sex dependent was ineligible for benefits afforded other common law couples by the National Health Insurance Service. The couple who filed the petition바카라 웹사이트So Sung-wook and바카라 웹사이트Kim Yong-min celebrated the verdict. So Sung-wook had earlier바카라 웹사이트filed the바카라 웹사이트suit against the National Health Insurance Service in 2021 after being denied spousal benefits.
The lawyer for the plaintiff couple stated that the appellate court found that the state health insurance scheme's spousal coverage system was not exclusively reserved for families defined by law. The court ruled that denying spousal benefits to individuals in same-sex relationships amounted to discrimination.
The court in its ruling also noted that protecting the rights of minorities is the "biggest responsibility" of the court as the "last bastion" of human rights.바카라 웹사이트The couple reportedly held a wedding ceremony in 2019 but were unable to register their marriage as바카라 웹사이트same-sex marriage is still illegal in South Korea.바카라 웹사이트
In India too,바카라 웹사이트legal recognition of same-sex marriage has been met with resistance by the바카라 웹사이트government.바카라 웹사이트In a court filing last year it said same-sex marriages would cause “complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws in the country.”바카라 웹사이트So far, more than 20 countries have legalised same sex marriages.바카라 웹사이트
(With inputs from AP)
