Russia considering abortion restrictions to slow population collapse

Russia considering abortion restrictions to slow population collapse | LifeSiteNews.com: Russia has the highest rate of abortion in the world at 53 abortions per 1000 women between 15 and 44, according to UN statistics. Abortion is a key issue in Russia’s plummeting population that has seen a drop from 148.5 million in 1995 to 143 million today.

The country’s own statistics show that there are 1022 abortions committed for every 1000 births. Official numbers show between 1.6 and 1.7 million abortions per year, but unofficial estimates put it at closer to 6 million per year, 90 percent of which are done, as in most of the developed world, at the woman’s request for “social,” not medical reasons.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last week 1.5 trillion rubles will be invested in "demography projects" to impvoed the average life expectancy and to boost the birth rate by 25-30 percent over three years.

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