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[MollyBloom]

"I have this friend..."

I was reading the other thread about abortion in Korea, and it made me think about a few things:
-the rumor/fact that it's hard to find women (was it over?) 30 that has not had an abortion...is this still true? have Koreans been more responsible
-In a district like Gangnam, or even in a smaller neighborhood, like Daechi, is the idea of abortion still accepted as birth control?

I am specifying Daechi because I live there, and I work next to Miz Medi, so I see women coming and going all the time. Does that hospital specialize in obgyn ?

Is contraception like the pill popular amongst the younger generation (my age, 26)? Does the older generation look down upon it?

I have to make the trip soon to the pharmacy to get BCP for the first time that I have been here. Should I really not go to the pharmacy next to my school?

p.s. how do i ask for spermacide in Korean?

[ilovebdt]

[RACETRAITOR]

One of my wife's friends got an abortion, and was so stressed out afterward, she decided she was a social reject and moved to Japan to work in room salons. I really don't think it's accepted here, whether or not girls do it.

And in contrast in Japan I hear it really is a popular form of birth control.

[MollyBloom]

Isn't it ironic that in the US "Planned Parenthood" actually gives abortions and helps you prevent pregnancy? I went there once because I was home from school on a break, and left my BCP home, so I went there and got them for cheap. So many young, young girls with their pimply boyfriends in rap sweatshirts sat in the waiting room. It made me sad, but at least their boyfriends were there with them.

Also, I am in a debate with someone. He says the first abortions at Planned Parenthood are free, but maybe they do not advertise this openly. Does anyone know anything about this? I am checking the website now.

[Okibum]

Prices are on a sliding scale based on income.

[ulsanchris]

it is hard to get correct numbers on the number of abortions in korea because they are illegal but it is rumoured to be more than the live birthrate. I did look this up once. If i remember right they were close to being equal. which is very scary.em

[Zoot]

I've been hearing a lot about shotgun weddings, too. Seems to be another option.

I also wonder about women who are married and who planned not to have anymore children. Face, most of the kids I teach only have 1 or 2 kids in their families.

Also, is there such a thing as an unwed mother? Doubtful. That's what the orphanages are for, right?

[SirFink]

[giovanni]

Abortion is birth control.

[MollyBloom]

Birth control is controlling pregnancy, albeit it only works 98-99% of the time.

Abortion is not controlling pregnancy, but getting rid of it.

[ilovebdt]

[suby]

In China it's is completely normal to have an abortion. Well, the city I was in (Shenzhen). One of my 17 year old students had two abortions and thought nothing of it. They have no education on AIDS either. I told them all my last day to use condoms and told the girls to insist if they wanted to be with a western guy. So many still think sex means boyfriend. I couldn't be fired and they listened to me by then.

[ilovebdt]

[MollyBloom]

In high school, I had a friend who got an abortion and she was going to have twins

[chachee99]

I support abortion. I feel that it offers women and men a chance of facing the economic burden of raising kids. It also lowers the amount of single parent families, which are usually headed by women. I think people should pay for abortions as well. Perhaps their should be some sort of scale, as a control method where the cost doubles each time a a woman gets one. Some may argue that abortions doesn't teach people about sexual responsiblity. Don't worry, STD's will make sure people learn about that the hard way.