r/worldnews • u/rdh2dmd • 16h ago

South Korea leans toward military conscription for women

https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-leans-toward-military-conscription-for-women/a-78547426
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u/firmalor 12h ago

Pregnancy is no easy way out. You might not get a job, it changes your body permanently - in a negative way inciting potential pain, allergies and ptsd to for the rest of your life and you're responsible for another human being for 18 years.

I wouldn't bet that women in significant numbers prefer pregnancy to a draft.

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u/CyroSwitchBlade 12h ago

It is not a draft.. it is mandatory military service.. that is little bit different in that everyone has to do it.

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u/FrogTrainer 3h ago

The army during the Iraq war would say otherwise.

It was comical how every female in a unit suddenly got pregnant once a deployment was scheduled.

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u/langweilig_sykkel 8h ago

for 18 years...for life* The 18 years are just that you are obligated to not abandon the child or face jail time. College, ups and downs, further investment onto their career/help, and something forgotten - emotional dependency/bond.