According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2024, around 36 percent of respondents stated that having an abortion because the pregnancy is life-threatening is acceptable even after the 23rd week of pregnancy. Overall, 83 percent supported abortion at some point during a pregnancy in the case of a threat to the mother's life.
Favorability towards abortion when the mother's life is threatened in South Korea as of March 2024, by pregnancy period
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Hankook Research. (May 22, 2024). Favorability towards abortion when the mother's life is threatened in South Korea as of March 2024, by pregnancy period [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484461/south-korea-abortion-due-to-life-threatening-pregnancy-by-time/
Hankook Research. "Favorability towards abortion when the mother's life is threatened in South Korea as of March 2024, by pregnancy period." Chart. May 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484461/south-korea-abortion-due-to-life-threatening-pregnancy-by-time/
Hankook Research. (2024). Favorability towards abortion when the mother's life is threatened in South Korea as of March 2024, by pregnancy period. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484461/south-korea-abortion-due-to-life-threatening-pregnancy-by-time/
Hankook Research. "Favorability towards Abortion When The Mother's Life Is Threatened in South Korea as of March 2024, by Pregnancy Period." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484461/south-korea-abortion-due-to-life-threatening-pregnancy-by-time/
Hankook Research, Favorability towards abortion when the mother's life is threatened in South Korea as of March 2024, by pregnancy period Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484461/south-korea-abortion-due-to-life-threatening-pregnancy-by-time/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Favorability towards abortion when the mother's life is threatened in South Korea as of March 2024, by pregnancy period [Graph], Hankook Research, May 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484461/south-korea-abortion-due-to-life-threatening-pregnancy-by-time/