Health and Welfare Policy Forum 2022.6 No.308, pp.94-104
Abstract
Reproductive health as a concept has extended from medical care as a means of physical health to a social concept. The prevalent notion now is that reproductive health should be guaranteed as a right. Drawing on the findings of the Family and Fertility Survey conducted in 2021, this article examines Korean women’s pre-pregnancy reproductive health status, including reproductive health issues and coping strategies, contraceptive knowledge, contraceptive methods, and infertility experience. Also, the current reproductive health policy and its changes are examined. In the future, policies to support reproductive health should be implemented for the purpose of ensuring individual reproductive rights as human rights.
