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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hyung-Jin Kim

South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license

South Korea Tattoos - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

South Korea’s parliament passed a landmark bill Thursday that would allow people to give tattoos without having a medical license.

The country currently allows only people with medical licenses to give tattoos, making it the sole country in the industrialized world with such a restriction. Tens of thousands of tattoo artists have been working in the shadows in South Korea for decades.

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