Why does Russia have the highest abortion rate?

Question

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_abo_percap-health-abortions-per-capita

Answer 1

Russia's abortion rate is among the world's highest, although it is less than half of what it was little more than a decade ago. Between then and now, while the incidence of abortion was dropping, there was no change in the legal status of abortion. Rather, as modern contraceptives became available in the early 1990s, contraceptive use among Russian women increased sharply.

It is ironic that Russian policymakers are now leaping to a legal fix to reduce the abortion rate, considering that large numbers of Russian women have already stopped relying on abortion for birth control and, instead, have begun practicing contraception. The Russian response, however, may be just the latest example of an apparently universal political reflex: use restrictive laws to drive down the incidence of abortion rather than address its underlying cause.

Answer 2

Okay, some of those answers are ridiculous.
Have you guys lived in Russia to be saying things like that?
There are diffirent kinds of situations and you can't say why exactly does Russia have the highest abortion rate.
Some people don't want to use any protection (btw, you can buy condoms almost in every shop, supermarket and drug store).
Most of those abortions are made by young 14-18 years olds and in their case it's better than having a baby when you're too young and stupid to take care of another person.

Answer 3

Why did they have a high birth rate during communism? Why do ALL europeans nations and the USA have a birthrate of less than 2.0 children per parents? Which means, they will have depopulation.

The answer is complex and vary from nation to nation. However, I believe that in a extremely competitive global economy, it is a burden to have children. Some people worry that the next economic downturn will leave them homeless. Some people aren't wealthy enough to have children. People are becoming less and less religious, which promotes having children. In summary, having a child is large long term liability which is a no-no in a dynamic economy that we live in. There ARE negative aspects to capitalism, unfortunately, this is only one problem among many.

Answer 4

Because they don't have easily available birth control and there are a lot of reasons not to want to have children, such as poverty, lack of housing, lack of opportunities, etc. Also, abortion in the USSR was portrayed as a health issue, not a moral one - most Russians don't see abortion as killing a baby, but removing cells before they become a baby, so they don't feel a great deal more about it than birth control.

Answer 5

the upward push in HIV is without delay suitable to increasing expenses of injecting drug use. Plus, about 15% of prisoners have HIV. The Russian Federation has an abortion fee of fifty 3 per each and every a million,000 women individuals. i ask your self how that equates to 70%. in accordance to Reuters, Muslim minorities make up a seventh of Russia's inhabitants. that they'd ought to bypass a techniques earlier "ingesting the rustic."

Answer 6

Because Russians love kids and want to have them when they are financially stable and able to give them the best education possible.
Only 3rd world countries have high birth rates and high infant mortality. They have a baby after baby and throw them in the streets-hungly and ignorant.
The higher the education, the lesser the children. That's all over Europe, not just Russia. If you care about your kids, you'll wait and have few of them.

Answer 7

The reason behind this high abortion rate is the fact that the birth of a first child pushes many families into poverty.

Answer 8

Not only in Russia, all over the world

Abortion will be done in the same place.

Answer 9

Because most the time, it's not even their baby. Rape is a big thing in Russia.

Answer 10

For long time it was the only birth control measure available for Russian women. Old habits change slowly...