Survey of Abortion Providers in Seoul, Korea

A survey of abortion providers in Seoul in late 1977 reveals a threefold increase in the rate of abortion and a greater than threefold rise in the ratio of abortions to live births since 1970. The survey findings also show that the overwhelming proportion of these abortions are performed in private...

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Published in:Studies in family planning 1979-05, Vol.10 (5), p.161-163
Main Authors: Hong, Sung-bong, Tietze, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Abortion, Legal - methods
Abortion, Legal - utilization
Adolescent
Adult
Curettage
Family planning
Female
First trimester of pregnancy
Gynecology
Health Facilities
Health surveys
Humans
Induced abortion
Korea
Obstetrics
Physicians
Population
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First
Vivipary
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Summary:A survey of abortion providers in Seoul in late 1977 reveals a threefold increase in the rate of abortion and a greater than threefold rise in the ratio of abortions to live births since 1970. The survey findings also show that the overwhelming proportion of these abortions are performed in private clinics, by obstetrician-gynecologists, during the first trimester. The Seoul figures, which are similar to those of Romania and are higher than those of Japan in the early 1960s, indicate that abortion has contributed substantially to Korea's reduced fertility.
ISSN:0039-3665
1728-4465
DOI:10.2307/1965684