Assemblyman Kim Min-seok Leads the Proposal of the '3 Childcare Support Acts' to Overcome the Low Birthrate Crisis
Partial Amendment Bills on the Infant and Child Care Act, Youth Welfare Support Act, and Maternal and Child Health Act
On the 4th, Kim Min-seok, a member of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, announced that he has taken the lead in proposing the three Childcare Support Acts, which provide support for childcare workers' wages, psychological support for adolescent parents, and prenatal examinations for expectant mothers.
Under current law, there is insufficient legal basis to subsidize the wages of childcare staff other than childcare teachers, such as postpartum care workers. There are no specific provisions for family support and psychological assistance necessary for adolescent parents to raise their children stably and form healthy family relationships.
Furthermore, childbirth-related support focuses on post-pregnancy assistance such as for pregnant women and postpartum care, excluding infertility treatments, resulting in inadequate support for expectant mothers planning a healthy pregnancy.
To address these legal shortcomings, the amendment establishes a basis in the Infant Care Act to subsidize wages for childcare staff other than childcare teachers and specifies the contents of family support services in more detail. It also adds a provision to the Maternal and Child Health Act to allow the state and local governments to universally support necessary prenatal examinations, such as identifying underlying diseases and administering vaccinations for expectant mothers, meeting the high public demand for safe pregnancy preparation.
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Assemblyman Kim Min-seok stated, "In a situation where the low birthrate is a serious social issue, comprehensive support measures throughout the entire childcare process from pregnancy to parenting must be urgently established," and added, "I will continue my legislative activities to improve laws and systems that represent the hearts of parents who give birth to and raise children."
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