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Russian Orthodox Church to Promote ‘Miracle of Birth’ in Anti-Abortion Letters to Pregnant Women

The letters will sent out to regional prenatal centers at a time when women “face the most difficult choice of keeping or killing their baby.”

In Russia, International Safe Abortion Day Is a Reminder of Reproductive Rights Backsliding

Russia has backtracked on its once-liberal abortion policies, leaving thousands of women with increasingly limited access to abortion care.

Russian High School Students ‘Sickened’ by Graphic Abortion Video

The Sakhalin regional Health Ministry said it had not approved the showing of the abortion video and said it would look into the incident.

Russia’s Primorye Region Outlaws ‘Coercion’ Into Abortion

The law defines “coercion” as actions like persuasion, bribery, deceit, blackmail or workplace pressure that compel women to terminate a pregnancy...

Russian Orthodox Church Says Equates Abortion to ‘Cardinal Sin’ of Murder

The Russian Orthodox Church has been at the forefront of recent calls to ban abortion nationwide.

Russian Lawmakers Oppose Ban on Abortions in Private Clinics – Vedomosti

The State Duma’s Committee on Health Protection reportedly insisted that a woman's right to choose where she has an abortion should be preserved.

Do Russians Support an Abortion Ban?

Calls for a nationwide abortion ban are growing in Russia as regions across the country gradually impose anti-abortion policies ranging from outlawing...

Fourth Russian Region Outlaws ‘Coercion’ Into Abortion

The new law bans the “promotion of abortion and childfree lifestyles,” including “aggressive information on social media,” health officials said...

Russian Lawmakers to Consider Nationwide Ban on Abortions in Private Clinics

Several regions across Russia, as well as annexed Crimea, have already said that private clinics in their regions had “voluntarily” agreed to end abortion...

Is Russia Heading Toward an Abortion Ban?

In recent months, several Russian regions have pursued anti-abortion policies. Could a nationwide ban be in the works?

Private Clinics in Russia's Kursk Region Stop Providing Abortions

The Kremlin has instructed regional authorities to come up with their own policy solutions for boosting birth rates.

Crimean Private Clinics Stop Providing Abortion Services

The annexed region’s private clinics decided to stop providing abortion services following a meeting with state officials and representatives from the...

Russia’s Tver Region Outlaws ‘Coercion’ Into Abortion

“Persuading, suggesting, bribing or deceiving” a woman into undergoing an abortion is now punishable by a range of fines, according to the new law...

Russia Tightens Controls Over Abortion Pill Sales

Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said controlling the distribution of these pills was necessary to prevent their "abuse."

Russia’s Mordovia Becomes First Region to Outlaw ‘Coercion’ Into Abortion

A ban on the “propaganda” of abortion was excluded from the final version of the bill.

Demand for Abortion Pills in Russia Hits Record High – Kommersant

Women’s support charities said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 and the military draft that followed in September led to a “spike in abortions...

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