South Korea is experiencing rash of illegal abortions in the wake of crackdown under law criminalizing abortions. In one case featured below, a woman took a second job to afford an abortion, a procedure that has skyrocketed in price as women turn to the black market.
South Korea outlawed abortion in 1953 with exceptions for rape, incest or severe genetic disorders. However, the government recently announced that it would begin to enforce the law with a hot line for citizens to turn in their neighbors.
Korea is experiencing a drop in birth rates, which is viewed as the catalyst for the crackdown.
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your statement was an ugly, ill-calculated, fear based torpedo designed to damage the reputation of an organization that does a lot to educate and assist people when they are in need.
was that your intent?
“To make sure they don’t run out of clients they want to encourage people who are infected to not worry about infecting others.”
I’m thinking the pamphlet is more along the lines of agency to remove a horrible stigma that will oppress HIV+ peeps into a state of secrecy…thereby making them more likely to pass along the virus to non HIV+ peeps.
Not all HIV is acquired through sex and most adults recognize the impossibilty of repressing sexuality without causing severe negative consequences…especially in young people. That pamphlet rocks.
“…left out of health care reform…”.
“Many women are covered by employer-based policies which include coverage and that coverage continues.”
yes, abortion coverage was left out of healthcare reform -for political reasons. You are right, those who already have coverage or can afford to add it on their own will still have adequate access….but the whole ‘reform’ part of the bill was to expand healthcare coverage to more recipients, not to decide which economic class of peeps gets what. Abortion coverage has contracted with the economy and leaving it out of the reform process ensures that it stays contracted. One of the arguments for legal abortion was that it be available so it could be safe for everyone, not just the wealthy or the m-class…who will always be able to procure them through travel or other $$$$means.
“South Korea is experiencing rash of illegal abortions in the wake of crackdown under law criminalizing abortions. ”
Wow, who saw this coming? Everyone.
The whole deal about the abortion in the healthcare thing was to swing money to Planned Parenthood for their support of the president. Now Planned Parenthood just got a backroom deal with HIV testing.
CDC last Thursday announced the expansion of an initiative through which more than 1.4 million Americans have been tested for HIV. During the next 3 years, funding for the effort will increase by approximately $31.5 million, and a total of $142.5 million will be awarded to state and local health departments in eligible jurisdictions to increase HIV testing in health care and non-health care settings. Planned Parenthood will surely receive a bulk of this money.
To make sure they don’t run out of clients they want to encourage people who are infected to not worry about infecting others.
From the Planned Parenthood guide:
http://www.ippf.org/NR/rdonlyres/B4462DDE-487D-4194-B0E0-193A04095819/0/HappyHealthyHot.pdf
This guide is here to support your sexual pleasure and health, and to help you develop strong intimate relationships.
It explores how your human rights and sexual well-being are related and suggests strategies to help you make decisions about dating, relationships, sex and parenthood. It explores the rights of young people living with HIV to:
Young people living with HIV may feel that sex is just not an option, but don’t worry — many young people living with HIV live healthy, fun, happy and sexually fulfilling lives. You can too, if you want to! Things get easier (and sex can get even better) as you become more comfortable with your status.
• express and enjoy their sexuality (page 3)
• decide if, when, and how to disclose their HIV status (page 5)
Planned Parenthood is distributing a pamphlet that encourages HIV-infected youth to enjoy sex. The guide also says it is a human right and not a criminal issue as to whether a person decides if or when to disclose their HIV status.
Not sure I agree with the phrase “…left out of health care reform…”. Many women are covered by employer-based policies which include coverage and that coverage continues. Those who are not can still buy insurance policies that cover the procedure through the exchanges. The coverage and the procedure continues to be legal.
As I understand the bill the only thing “left out” of the health care reform bill was that those people for whom the government provides a subsidy to purchase insurance within the exchanges cannot use the subsidy money for D&C coverage. Again, that insurance is available, but by using one’s own money.
“Now that this preocedure has been left out of health care reform it is a possibility that an abortion will be cheaper to get on the black market than in a medical facility.”
not sure about cheaper….but definitely sure about much more dangerous…keep this in mind if you have young daughters…
Byron I don’t think any country should try a military conflict with China. They gonna have 30 million angry Chinese men. Minus a few i’m sure.
Now that this preocedure has been left out of health care reform it is a possibility that an abortion will be cheaper to get on the black market than in a medical facility.
I agree, more backroom deals. Now the president doesn’t even want the press to know where he’s going.
Obama leaves WH without press, breaking protocol
Reporters and photographers didn’t have a chance to see him or his vehicle to verify his presence at any location.
Although nobody outside the White House or the press may have noticed, Obama broke years of tradition.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5idiGLGKQYwDSrpj-R7QVJDNuSDPAD9F0D2080
Bdaman:
What it probably means is that Chinese men will import women from other countries and eventually the Chinese race will be an amalgamation of current existing races at some point in the future.
Although there are many different distinct races of people in China if once can differentiate by facial structure.
I wonder how long it will take for the headlines to read…..
” USA Facing Rise in Black Market Abortions ”
Now that this preocedure has been left out of health care reform it is a possibility that an abortion will be cheaper to get on the black market than in a medical facility.
China’s shameful massacre of unborn girls means there will soon be 30m more men than women.
Sooner or later I think the sheep are gonna start to get nervous.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1265068/China-The-worlds-new-superpower-beginning-century-supremacy-alarming-surplus-males.html#ixzz0knSLuQCl
What can be said. This is crazy, since the 50’s?