Abortions in Russia Before and After the Fall of the Soviet Union

Autor: Wites Tomasz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 217-228 (2004)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2084-6118
DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2004-0025
Popis: The initial section of the article elaborates on diverse attitudes towards abortion, and specifies the number of abortions performed before and after the fall of the Soviet Union. The following section presents spatial characteristic of the performed abortions against the largest Russian administrative units. Regional conditioning has been analysed based on the number of abortions per 100 labours and number of abortions among women in labour age (between 15 and 49 years of age). The article also discusses the activity of non-governmental women organisations which aim at providing medical information and participate in the family planning initiatives. Finally, the article presents the rules and conditions of allowing to perform abortion and significant changes in Russian legislation on that issue.
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