(AP) - In this photo taken Friday, March 5, 2010, South Korean women hold up placards during a rally against the government crackdown on abortion in Seoul, South Korea. Getting an abortion, once so routine here that South Korea was known as ‘Abortion Republic,’ is no longer easy. In recent weeks, the government has begun enforcing a long-ignored ban on the procedure for the first time. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

(AFP/File) - South Korean activists rally against a crackdown on abortion at a downtown park in Seoul on March 5. Abortion has suddenly become a hot topic in South Korea after years of near-indifference, with a group of doctors seeking a crackdown on pro-life grounds and the government eager to boost the birthrate.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)

(AFP/File) - South Korean activists rally against a crackdown on abortion at a downtown park in Seoul on March 5. Abortion has suddenly become a hot topic in South Korea after years of near-indifference, with a group of doctors seeking a crackdown on pro-life grounds and the government eager to boost the birthrate.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)

(AFP/File) - South Korean activists rally against a crackdown on abortion at a downtown park in Seoul on March 5. Abortion has suddenly become a hot topic in South Korea after years of near-indifference, with a group of doctors seeking a crackdown on pro-life grounds and the government eager to boost the birthrate.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)

(AFP/File) - South Korean activists rally against a crackdown on abortion at a downtown park in Seoul on March 5. Abortion has suddenly become a hot topic in South Korea after years of near-indifference, with a group of doctors seeking a crackdown on pro-life grounds and the government eager to boost the birthrate.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)