The [[Soviet Union]] was the first country to legalize [[abortion]] ever. This happened in 1920 and the abortions were free of charge. <br />After the [[Second World War]] the number of abortions surpassed the number of born children many times over. On average every Soviet woman had several abortions, which was a much higher average than in non-communist natins.<ref>htutp://www.aktuell.ru/russland/panorama/1_8_millionen_abtreibungen_in_russland_1889.html</ref><ref># Andrej A. Popov: The USSR. In: Abortion in the New Europe. A Comparative Handbook. Westport/London, 1994, pp. 267–297.
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The [[Soviet Union]] was the first country to legalize [[abortion]] ever. This happened in 1920 and the abortions were free of charge. <br />After the [[Second World War]] the number of abortions surpassed the number of born children many times over. On average every Soviet woman had several abortions, which was a much higher average than in non-communist nations.<ref>htutp://www.aktuell.ru/russland/panorama/1_8_millionen_abtreibungen_in_russland_1889.html</ref><ref># Andrej A. Popov: The USSR. In: Abortion in the New Europe. A Comparative Handbook. Westport/London, 1994, pp. 267–297.
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In [[China]], abortions are legal and are encouraged after a couples child is born. This because of China's former [[One-child policy|one-child-only rule]]. Since 2013 Chinese parents are allowed to have two children. But still female babies are often aborted, because male children are preferred in China.
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In [[China]], abortions are legal and are encouraged after a couples child is born. This because of Chinas former [[One-child policy|one-child-only rule]]. Since 2013 Chinese parents are allowed to have two children. But still Female babies are often aborted, because male children are preferred in China.
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[[Cuba]] is, apart from Guyana, the only country in Latin America, that allows abortion.
[[Cuba]] is, apart from Guyana, the only country in Latin America, that allows abortion.
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Generally one can say, that in communist countries abortion was the most common method of birth control.<ref>http://www.sponsoring.erstebank.at/report/stories/Issue02_07_Kueche+Kinder+Kommunismus+dt_en/de</ref>
Generally one can say, that in communist countries abortion was the most common method of birth control.<ref>http://www.sponsoring.erstebank.at/report/stories/Issue02_07_Kueche+Kinder+Kommunismus+dt_en/de</ref>