Legalisation of non-medical tattooing clears first hurdle in S. Korean Parliament


SEOUL: South Korea just took its first real step towards legalising tattoos performed by non-medical doctors after banning the practice for more than three decades.

On Aug 20, a South Korean parliamentary sub-committee approved the country’s first-ever Bill to officially recognise tattooing as a legal profession outside medical practice.

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