In a historic win for LGBTQ rights in South Korea, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples do have a right to spousal coverage for national health insurance. While South Korea does not recognize same-sex marriage, rights activsts believe this could help lead to marriage equality at some point in the future.
South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples qualify for the national health insurance’s dependent coverage, a decision that gay rights activists hoped could pave the way for legalizing same-sex marriage in the country. https://t.co/NregnEMzwY pic.twitter.com/kC1rvki89C
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 18, 2024
From the New York Times:
The decision would allow same-sex couples in the country to register their partners as dependents in national health insurance coverage, as married couples or couples in a common-law marriage can.
Numerous other benefits are denied to same-sex and other couples living outside the traditional norms of family in South Korea.
In its ruling on Thursday, the country’s highest court ruled that denying a same-sex couple national health insurance dependent coverage “just because they are of the same sex” constitutes a serious discrimination that infringed upon citizens’ “dignity and values, their rights to pursue happiness, their freedom of privacy and their rights to be equally treated by the law.”
Read the full report here.
South Korea’s supreme court has upheld a landmark ruling that same-sex couples are entitled to spousal health insurance benefits.
This marks a major win for LGBTQ+ rights in the country, potentially paving the way for same-sex marriage. pic.twitter.com/aE7NlYiRyK
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 18, 2024
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