He dealt with bioethics as a part of philosophical anthropology. Hwang Kyung Sik, Professor of Ethics at Seoul National University also wrote several papers on bioethics including abortion. He translated Brody's Ethics and Its Applications, Singer's Practical Ethics, and Shannon's An Introduction to Bioethics. In his recent book, The Social Ethics of the Open Society, there are two chapters on bioethics. Hwang Pil Ho wrote a book on abortion from feminist view point.
Abortion is a serious problem in Korea.
Though there is a campaign against it by Catholics, Korea is called a paradise for abortion. Abortion arose out of birth control or family planning. Like China and India, the traditional preference for a son is one of the main reasons for that. There is no doubt that euthanasia is practiced in Korea, but it has not yet appeared on the surface. Brain death is not recognized in Korea.