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Bullet points of Russian city to show embryos to women seeking abortion – media
- Russia is trying to improve its birth rate to boost population growth, with the Kremlin calling it a matter of life and death for the country.
- Pre-natal clinics in Ivanovo will show women considering abortion real-life models of embryos to dissuade them from terminating their pregnancy.
- The initiative is supported by local health authorities and aims to reduce the abortion rate, which has been declining by 6% every year.
- Abortion is legal in Russia, but the rate has been declining, with 38 terminations recorded per 100 births in 2022.
- The Russian Orthodox Church has described the abortion rate as a 'national disaster' and rejects the idea of allowing terminations until a certain stage of development.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to endorse a full ban on abortions, instead focusing on encouraging Russian families to have more children.
- The country has seen a steady decline in population in recent years, with the death rate exceeding the birth rate by two to three times.
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