Overview

• Lee Si-young announced on July 8 that she is expecting her second child after transferring a frozen embryo without her ex-husband’s consent.
• The embryo had reached its five-year cryopreservation cutoff following IVF treatment undergone during her marriage.
• She finalized her divorce in March and said she will shoulder full responsibility for proceeding with the transfer.
• Her ex-husband confirmed he opposed the procedure but has agreed to fulfill his responsibilities as the child’s father.
• The case is drawing attention to legal and ethical debates over reproductive autonomy and embryo storage regulations in South Korea.