Hong S B, Tietze C
Stud Fam Plann. 1979 May;10(5):161-3.
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.
1977年末对首尔堕胎提供者的一项调查显示，自1970年以来，堕胎率增长了两倍，堕胎与活产的比例增长超过了三倍。调查结果还表明，这些堕胎中绝大多数是在怀孕头三个月由妇产科医生在私人诊所进行的。首尔的数据与罗马尼亚的数据相似，且高于20世纪60年代初的日本，这表明堕胎对韩国生育率的下降起到了很大作用。
