Korean women gain a bigger say in contraception: study

Women in South Korea are using contraception more consistently, while a growing share say they have the primary say in deciding whether to use it, according to a study released by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. The findings, published in the institute’s July journal, were drawn from a nationwide survey of 6,174 women aged 13 and older conducted in 2025 and compared with a similar survey from 2022. The contraceptive-use figures were based on respondents who had had sexual inte