These statistics hint at Korea’s promiscuity as well as disregard for law…. The new drive to put an end to most abortions comes just at a time when the government is also moving to shed its "abortion republic" tag and boost the country’s one of the lowest birth rates in the world. While the fertility [...]
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Hub of Abortion?
Interesting article about a former abortion doctor turned pro-life activist. The group’s stand has brought a tidal wave of criticism from the Korean Assn. of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which represents more than 4,000 physicians in this country where abortions, although technically illegal, are so prevalent it has been tagged as "the Abortion Republic." Unlike in [...]
Hub of Birthrate?
Interesting how they’re tying an anti-abortion campaign to an immigration policy. SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — The South Korean government plans to step up its efforts to fight the issue of its shrinking birthrate through launching an anti-abortion campaign and seeking more foreign immigrants, a presidential council said Wednesday. "The government decided to launch [...]
Jumping the Asymptote: What’s Been Going On
Long-time readers of Hub of Sparkle know that I cross-post many of my articles at Jumping the Asymptote to HoS. What you may not know is that since August, I’ve actually been living in China. The Great Firewall of China has made it difficult to post both to Jumping the Asymptote and to Hub of Sparkle, [...]
Korean OB-GYNs Against Abortion
Abortion is illegal in South Korea with cetrain exceptions, but that does not mean it is rare. In fact, “in a recent year, for the 450,000 births there were 350,000 abortions,” according to this report on a group of “680 gynecologists from the 4000 [who] have bonded together to do something about the number of [...]
Link Dump: Unwed Mothers Korea, Unite!
Intriguing story about Korean women who have decided to raise their out-of-wedlock babies, in the face of social stigmas and pressure to either abort or give the kids up for adoption. In the New York Times, no less! Somebody call the KTO! It is a small but unusual first step in a society that ostracizes [...]
Korea Still Failing to Protect its most Vulnerable
Quite a while ago now, I started this post, about the Korean courts’ failure to protect its most vulnerable residents. With the absolutely disgusting news of this rapist getting only twelve years of prison time for destroying a little girl’s life, it’s time to bring attention back to it. I’ve been steadily adding to it [...]