INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia's health minister has criticized the trend of women prioritizing their education and careers over having children, labeling it an
problems arise as a result: infertility, miscarriage, IVF
He noted that although the number of abortions has already decreased significantly, it could be reduced even further
The focus is on medication-induced abortions, not on contraceptives.He said that abortion-inducing drugs should be strictly controlled in
medical and pharmaceutical organizations, similar to controls on psychotropic medications, potent drugs and toxic substances.The Health
Ministry will insist on the adoption of this initiative by the end of the year, Murashko said.Medication-induced abortion is considered the
safest method of terminating a pregnancy
It is performed using a group of drugs called antigestagens, which are administered only under medical supervision in healthcare
facilities.According to the Health Ministry, the number of abortions decreased by 3.9% (16,213 cases) from 2021 to 2022, from 411,000 in
2021 to 395,000 in 2022.Russian officials have sought to encourage Russians to have more children and stepped up their rhetoric against
abortion in recent months, as the country seeks to halt a demographic crisis exacerbated by the mass exodus of citizens abroad and the war
in Ukraine.Despite several measures aimed at incentivizing childbirth, the country's birth rate remains below its death rate.
