South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday granted a same-sex couple spousal coverage under the state health insurance program. The historic ruling marks a significant step toward recognizing the legal rights of same-sex couples in the country, which continues to outlaw same-sex marriage.⁠ ⁠ The ruling stated that denying spousal coverage to same-sex couples infringes on human dignity, the right to pursue happiness, privacy and equality before the law. Moreover, it emphasized that same-sex partners should be recognized as dependents if they rely on their employed partner for livelihood and are unable to pay insurance fees themselves.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🤳Click our linkinbio to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #southkorea #samesexcouple #spousalcoverage #LGBTQrights