Nearly 70% of Koreans in favor of bill on disqualifying convicted doctors
Posted : 2021-02-24 10:36
The office of the Korean Medical Association in Seoul / Yonhap
Nearly 70 percent of South Koreans are in favor of a bill on disqualifying doctors convicted of felonies, which is currently under review at the National Assembly, a public opinion poll showed Wednesday.
According to the survey conducted Tuesday on 500 people aged 18 or older by Realmeter, 68.5 percent of the respondents were in support of the bill to revise the Medical Service Act.
Another 26 percent, however, objected to the bill, while the remaining 5.5 percent said they are not sure, the poll showed.