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A 7 page research paper that discusses abortion in South Korea, with a focus on differences between Christian and Buddhist belief. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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2009). Roughly half of the Korean population practice a religion and among this demographic, 49 percent are Christian and 47 percent are Buddhists, making these two major world religions the
two dominant religions in South Korea (U.S. State Department, 2009). Only 3 percent of South Koreans profess to be Confucians, but Confucian values and this belief system continue to play
a major role in Korean culture (U.S. State Department, 2009). The following examination specifically examines the beliefs of South Korean Buddhists as compared to South Korean Christians pertaining to the
issue of abortion. However, before investigating this topic directly, it is first helpful to have a general understanding of the topic within the context of contemporary South Korean society and
its recent history. Background cultural context With 48.5 million people, South Korea has one of the worlds highest densities (U.S. State Department, 2009). In 1989, it had
425 people per square kilometer, which is 16 times the population density of the U.S. in the late 1980s (Savada and Shaw, 1992). In the 1960s, the South Korean government
began a push to control its birth rate and reduce the size of its population. Citizens, "in the name of national development," were encouraged to have fewer children and abortion
was accepted as a method for achieving this goal (Beals, 2002, p. 24). During this era, the majority of women seeking abortions were married and between 1966 and 1973, the
birthrate fell from 35.6 to 28.8 children per 1000 people (Beals, 2002). In 1973 a conservative backlash prompted the government to ban abortions except in very specific circumstances. Abortions
are allowed only "in cases of rape, disfigurement of the child or threat to the mothers health" (Beal, 2002, p. 24). Nevertheless, it was impossible to turn back the clock
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