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According to the [[United Nations]], [[Russia]] has the highest incidence of [[abortion]] in the world at a staggering 53.7 per 1000 live births<ref>[http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID:12 UN Data]]</ref> (amongst women aged 15-44). In 1920 Russia was the first country to legalize abortion for any reason although it was later banned between 1936 and 1954 by [[Josef Stalin]].
Currently, [[abortion on demand]] is available during the first [[trimester]]<ref>Trimester - 12 weeks</ref> but up to 22 weeks for "social reasons". For "medical necessity" it may be performed at any time during pregnancy. It is reported that 20% of abortions are performed on women under the age of majority.
Other former Soviet satellite states ([[Belarus]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Romania]] & [[Ukraine]]) also have higher abortion rates than the [[United States]]. In addition, other communist countries such as Cuba (24.8‰) and China (24.2‰) also have high rates of abortion.
==See also==
*[[Abortion in Belarus]]
*[[Abortion in Estonia]]
*[[Abortion in Latvia]]
*[[Abortion in Kazakhstan]]
*[[Abortion in Romania]]
*[[Abortion in Ukraine]]
*[[Abortion and communism]]
*[[Abortion and Stalin]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Abortion]]
According to the [[United Nations]], [[Russia]] has the highest incidence of [[abortion]] in the world at a staggering 53.7 per 1000 live births<ref>[http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID:12 UN Data]]</ref> (amongst women aged 15-44). In 1920 Russia was the first country to legalize abortion for any reason although it was later banned between 1936 and 1954 by [[Josef Stalin]].
Currently, [[abortion on demand]] is available during the first [[trimester]]<ref>Trimester - 12 weeks</ref> but up to 22 weeks for "social reasons". For "medical necessity" it may be performed at any time during pregnancy. It is reported that 20% of abortions are performed on women under the age of majority.
Other former Soviet satellite states ([[Belarus]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Romania]] & [[Ukraine]]) also have higher abortion rates than the [[United States]]. In addition, other communist countries such as Cuba (24.8‰) and China (24.2‰) also have high rates of abortion.
==See also==
*[[Abortion in Belarus]]
*[[Abortion in Estonia]]
*[[Abortion in Latvia]]
*[[Abortion in Kazakhstan]]
*[[Abortion in Romania]]
*[[Abortion in Ukraine]]
*[[Abortion and communism]]
*[[Abortion and Stalin]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Abortion]]