Crisis pregnancy hotline to be restructured into regional counseling agencies

, “Gyeonggi Province has decided to reorganize the ‘Crisis Pregnancy Safe Counseling Hotline (010-4257-7722, ☎ 1308)’ into a ‘Crisis Pregnancy Local Counseling Center’ to provide support for in-person counseling. “,

, ‘A crisis pregnancy refers to pregnant women who consider giving up childbirth and childcare through methods such as termination of pregnancy, abandonment, or adoption due to economic burdens and social prejudices.’,

, “The Crisis Pregnancy Local Counseling Center is located at ‘Aurum’, a facility for single-parent families that operated the safe counseling hotline in Gwangmyeong.”,
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, ‘The province plans to operate an additional Crisis Pregnancy Local Counseling Center next year.’,
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, ‘Last year in October, the province for the first time in the country established a Crisis Pregnancy Safe Counseling Hotline, providing counseling on pregnancy, childbirth, child-rearing supplies, childcare services, legal and medical services, and education (alternative schools).’,
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, ‘Until the 17th of this month, 173 crisis pregnancies were counseled, with support provided for the childbirth of 8 individuals.’,
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, ‘An Seung-man, head of the Gyeonggi Province Family Policy Department, said, “Among the crisis pregnancies who gave birth, there was a change in perception as some initially considered adoption but decided to raise the child through continuous counseling. We will expand the operation of the provincial counseling centers step by step so that crisis pregnancies can receive counseling safely and meticulously at any time.”‘,
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, ‘[Photo Source: Yonhap News / Provided by Gyeonggi Province]’,
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