Editing Sex-selective abortion (section)

=== South Korea ===
{{Further|Sex-selective abortion in South Korea}}

Sex-selective abortion gained popularity in the mid-1980s to early 1990s in '''[[South Korea]]''', where selective female abortions were commonplace as male children were preferred. Historically, much of Korea's values and traditions were based on Confucianism that dictated the patriarchal system,<ref name="Chun_2009">{{cite journal | vauthors = Chun H, Das Gupta M |title=Gender discrimination in sex selective abortions and its transition in South Korea |journal=Women's Studies International Forum |date=March 2009 |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=89–97 |doi=10.1016/j.wsif.2009.03.008 }}</ref> motivating the heavy preference for sons. Additionally, even though the abortion ban existed, the combination of son preference and availability of sex-selective technology led to an increasing number of sex-selective abortions and boys born.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lee J, Smith JP | title = Fertility behaviors in South Korea and their association with ultrasound prenatal sex screening | journal = SSM - Population Health | volume = 4 | pages = 10–16 | date = April 2018 | pmid = 29349269 | pmc = 5769124 | doi = 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.10.003 }}</ref> As a result, South Korea experienced drastically high sex ratios around mid-1980s to early 1990s.<ref name="Chun_2009" /> However, in recent years, with the changes in family policies and modernization, attitudes towards son preference have changed, normalizing the sex ratio and lowering the number of sex-selective abortions.<ref name="Chun_2009" /> With that being said, there has been no explicit data on the number of induced sex selective abortions reportedly performed due to the abortion ban and controversy surrounding the topic. Therefore, scholars have been continuously analyzing and generating connections among sex-selection, abortion policies, gender discrimination, and other cultural factors.