President Yoon Suk Yeol exercised his veto power against the opposition-led Nursing Act, Tuesday, despite continued calls from nurses to sign it into law. The president made the decision during a Cabinet meeting, siding with doctors, nursing assistants and other medical workers, who claim the act will only divide the medical profession and cause conflict and confusion.
Rep. Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), urged President Yoon Suk Yeol not to overuse his veto power, Monday, as the president is widely expected to veto the opposition-led Nursing Act during a Cabinet meeting set for Tuesday amid strong protests from doctors and nursing assistants who are opposed to the proposed law.
Medical circles face a critical point this week as President Yoon Suk Yeol could veto the opposition-led Nursing Act in a Cabinet meeting expected for Tuesday.
SEOUL - More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday (May 3), protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses' pay and working conditions. The bill, passed in parliament last week, was primarily designed to help nurses, who have been suffering from burn-out and a.
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