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Attitudes on birth control stem from traditional Russian conservatism as well as the views of a male-dominated leadership, which has sought to stabilize the family and increase the birthrate. Most families, however, avoid having a second child due to limited housing (especially in the cities), a decline in state-subsidized day care, the collapse of the state welfare system, and the deterioration of health care, as well as the increased cost of living. The use of contraceptives, now more available, has been rising slowly, but they are still not widely used, and family planning information is not readily available. | Attitudes on birth control stem from traditional Russian conservatism as well as the views of a male-dominated leadership, which has sought to stabilize the family and increase the birthrate. Most families, however, avoid having a second child due to limited housing (especially in the cities), a decline in state-subsidized day care, the collapse of the state welfare system, and the deterioration of health care, as well as the increased cost of living. The use of contraceptives, now more available, has been rising slowly, but they are still not widely used, and family planning information is not readily available. | ||
| − | Abortion, legal and free in Russia since 1920, is still the common form of birth control, as it was in the Soviet period. Although the rate has been declining in recent years, more than two million abortions are registered each year (not including unreported ones), and 10 percent of women who undergo the procedure are left sterile. According to U.S. demographer Murray Feshbach, two of every three pregnancies in Russia end in abortion, and women, on average, have six to eight abortions during their lifetime; at least 80 percent of all women have a pathology (abnormality) during pregnancy; and only 30 percent of all children are born healthy.<ref>Murray Feshbach. (November 1, 1994). Kennan Institute, Washington, DC.</ref> | + | Abortion, legal and free in Russia since 1920, is still the common form of birth control, as it was in the Soviet period. Although the rate has been declining in recent years, more than two million abortions are registered each year (not including unreported ones), and 10 percent of women who undergo the procedure are left sterile. According to U.S. demographer Murray Feshbach, two of every three pregnancies in Russia end in abortion, and women, on average, have six to eight abortions during their lifetime; at least 80 percent of all women have a pathology (abnormality) during pregnancy; and only 30 percent of all children are born healthy.<ref>Murray Feshbach. (November 1, 1994). Kennan Institute, Washington, DC.</ref><ref>{{r}}</ref> |
* During Soviet times "women terminated seven pregnancies on average during their lifetimes."<ref>Chloe Arnold. Abortion Remains Top Birth-Control Option In Russia. (June 28, 2008). Radio Free Europe.</ref> | * During Soviet times "women terminated seven pregnancies on average during their lifetimes."<ref>Chloe Arnold. Abortion Remains Top Birth-Control Option In Russia. (June 28, 2008). Radio Free Europe.</ref> | ||
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Attitudes on birth control stem from traditional Russian conservatism as well as the views of a male-dominated leadership, which has sought to stabilize the family and increase the birthrate. Most families, however, avoid having a second child due to limited housing (especially in the cities), a decline in state-subsidized day care, the collapse of the state welfare system, and the deterioration of health care, as well as the increased cost of living. The use of contraceptives, now more available, has been rising slowly, but they are still not widely used, and family planning information is not readily available. Abortion, legal and free in Russia since 1920, is still the common form of birth control, as it was in the Soviet period. Although the rate has been declining in recent years, more than two million abortions are registered each year (not including unreported ones), and 10 percent of women who undergo the procedure are left sterile. According to U.S. demographer Murray Feshbach, two of every three pregnancies in Russia end in abortion, and women, on average, have six to eight abortions during their lifetime; at least 80 percent of all women have a pathology (abnormality) during pregnancy; and only 30 percent of all children are born healthy.[1][2]
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- ↑ Murray Feshbach. (November 1, 1994). Kennan Institute, Washington, DC.
- ↑ Richmond, Yale. (2008). From Nyet to Da: Understanding the New Russia. Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
- ↑ Chloe Arnold. Abortion Remains Top Birth-Control Option In Russia. (June 28, 2008). Radio Free Europe.
- ↑ Alaka Malwade Basu. (2003). The Sociocultural and Political Aspects of Abortion: Global Perspectives. Greenwood Publishing Group.
- ↑ Russian Survey Highlights-Results of the 2011 Russian. (2011). CDC.
- ↑ Putin’s Next Target Is Russia’s Abortion Culture. (October 3, 2017). Foreign Policy.
