Russia restricting 2nd trimester abortions. This isn’t a big deal, most abortions happen in the first trimester anyway, and there are still situations where they are allowed. The key though is a hint that the government will start to pull-back on the policy of free & unlimited abortions for women who desire them (rather than need desperately). Russia is going through a demographic implosion-but if abortions begin to be a non-trivial cost, which women will begin to carry the the pregnancies to term because of lack of funds? Which sector of society will continue to seek abortions to limit family size?
So the question is this: Russia wants to reverse its population implosion, but, it might end up doing it by increasing the fertility of the “lower orders?” And yes, I am evil….
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