tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post1360576024982889399..comments2024-03-12T01:46:10.572+09:00Comments on Ask the Expat: Abortions in South Korea: Legality, Morality and Public OpinionThe Expathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10795876773477053551noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post-90595364810482016552011-11-28T10:56:56.369+09:002011-11-28T10:56:56.369+09:00I follow your blog and I thank you for mentioning ...I follow your blog and I thank you for mentioning me in this post. <br /><br />SeanHayes@ipglegal.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179519818981984410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post-37993413489151514372011-06-02T11:43:17.541+09:002011-06-02T11:43:17.541+09:00I taught over 32,000 hours of English in Daejeon, ...I taught over 32,000 hours of English in Daejeon, South Korea, from 1996 to April of this year, 2011. I taught in public schools, three universities (Mokwon, Hannam, and Eulji Medical School), and on the private market. Abortion was a hot topic the whole time I was there. It and evolution were the two most popular debate topics among my students.Yang Long Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280886778508029014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post-81794084834339702722009-06-30T10:15:10.240+09:002009-06-30T10:15:10.240+09:00It really has very little to do with Christianity....It really has very little to do with Christianity. I understand that many Korean Christians might try to infuse this into the debate, but ask a normal old non-Christian man or women and they will say the same thing. <br /><br />Reactions to Korean opinion that are acquired through English are not always accurate. Koreans with solid English skills have been exposed to much more than the average Korean.<br /><br />"whereas non-Christians all seem to know the actual way it works..."<br /><br />This quote says just that. I'm glad that you and some other Koreans know the "actual way it works", but this is not a debate about when life begins. This is simply me relaying what the average Korean is thinking. Most Koreans do not think about the age-at-conception debate, so they accept popular mythology which, judging by the wide range of people who accept it, has nothing to do with Christian indoctrination. <br /><br />Of course, I don't buy into the conception debate, nor do I buy into much of the debate surrounding either side of the abortion issue. Both sides constantly make bad arguments, but again, this is not the post for that. <br /><br />I do appreciate your feedback though and I changed the word "technically". Thanks...The Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795876773477053551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post-18266590229132913102009-06-30T09:28:47.468+09:002009-06-30T09:28:47.468+09:00Sorry, didn't mean to sound obnoxious!
It'...Sorry, didn't mean to sound obnoxious!<br /><br />It's just that I've heard that 'Korean age begins at conception' bit mostly from Korean Christians, whereas non-Christians all seem to know the actual way it works... Ostensibly, it looks like the Christians are distorting the facts about this about their culture to suit their religion. <br /><br />I'm sure it wasn't your intention to perpetuate this myth. So, I don't mean to be trite, but perhaps you should edit your OP, as you say, <i>"...age-counting technically begins at conception..."</i>, yet in your reply to me you state the exact opposite. <i>"While age technically doesn't start at conception..."</i> <br /><br />Don't mean to sound anti-Christian, but I was raised Catholic (no birth control nor condoms in Africa etc.) so I know how Christianity can sometimes conflict with woman's rights. I strongly support a woman's right to choose, and I think this age-at-conception thing, linguistically, is anti-choice. Also, culturally, it's inaccurate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951865734534025317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post-58054344915191040482009-06-28T13:28:37.356+09:002009-06-28T13:28:37.356+09:00Matt, there's no need to be obnoxious. While a...Matt, there's no need to be obnoxious. While age technically doesn't start at conception (because that leaves a few extra months unaccounted for), birth does equate to one year. The day a Korean child is born, he/she is one. If you ask Koreans why this is, most of the time you're going to hear the conception bit.The Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795876773477053551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post-85011205688514550342009-06-28T11:51:55.991+09:002009-06-28T11:51:55.991+09:00WRONG!!!!
Age doesn't begin at conception acc...WRONG!!!! <br />Age doesn't begin at conception according to the Korean way!<br /><br />Rather, Koreans count the number of years the child has lived in. So a child born on December 31st is 2 the next day (i.e. he has lived in 2 different years) while a child born on the January 1st doesn't turn 2 until the following year, when he has lived in 2 seperate years. <br /><br />So you see, even though both babies in the example could have been conceived on the same day, it is their date of birth that determines thier age.<br /><br />The 'age begins at conception' thing is mostly said by Korean Christans with an anti-abortion agenda.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951865734534025317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417613683563024050.post-51486063337952611452009-06-26T17:26:36.279+09:002009-06-26T17:26:36.279+09:00In a country where an unmarried girl or woman havi...In a country where an unmarried girl or woman having a child is almost unthinkable, there actually is a place that will support her making that choice: http://aeranwon.orgdanbhttp://danb.usnoreply@blogger.com