"Abortion in South Korea" from_date:2012

Self-managed medication abortion in South Korea: A retrospective records review of the uptake of medication abortion through online telemedicine prior to decriminalization. To examine the uptake of medication abortion through online telemedicine in South Korea prior to decriminalization of abortion beginning in 2019. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional analysis of medication abortion for wanting an abortion. This was followed by not wanting a child at this point (64.7%) and wanting to finish school (34.6%). This study illustrates the uptake of medication abortions via Women on Web between 2013 and 2019, prior to decriminalization of abortion in South Korea. This study attests to the use of online telemedicine for medication abortion, despite the legal restrictions prior