South Korea's Family Planning Miracle: The Policy That Shaped a Nation

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the surprising story behind South Korea's rapid economic development: a decades-long family planning program that slashed the fertility rate from 6 to 1 children per woman. From the 1962 launch of the national family planning initiative to the famous 'Sanae' birth control campaign, the role of mothers' clubs, and the controversial coercive measures, we uncover how population control became a cornerstone of the Han River Miracle. But the same policies that fueled growth have now backfired: South Korea today has the world's lowest birth rate, sparking a new demographic crisis. Along the way, we hear about the grassroots activists, government quotas, and the long shadow of this ambitious social engineering. This episode covers specific figures like Dr. Park Jong-hoon, the Planned Parenthood Federation of Korea, the shift to a pronatalist policy in the 2000s, and the ongoing struggle to reverse the trend. A nuanced look at how controlling who is born can reshape a nation.

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