the majority of Russians are against the ban on abortions

The majority of Russians believe that it is not necessary to prohibit abortion in Russia. This is evidenced by the survey results of the Russian Field research group.

According to the group’s analysts, 67% of surveyed Russians would not support a ban on abortions in Russia, 25% would support such a restriction. Another 8% had trouble answering or refused to answer the question.

Men are more likely than women to support the ban on abortion in Russia: 28% versus 22%, respectively, the researchers note.

According to Russian Field, respondents with an income of less than 40,000 rubles (32%), those of pre-retirement and retirement age, as well as respondents with three or more children (31%), and Russians with secondary special education, support the idea of ​​banning abortion. (31%).

The majority of those who oppose the ban are respondents under the age of 29 (78%) with incomplete higher education (79%) with one child (72%), in a relationship (71%). Respondents with an income of more than 120 thousand rubles (74%) spoke negatively about the ban most often.

At the beginning of November, Patriarch Kirill proposed to ban abortions in private clinics. In December, the corresponding bill was submitted to the State Duma, and the next day, December 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about abortion.

In this area, “it is necessary to act very carefully”, “women’s rights and freedoms must be respected,” Putin said during a direct line, comparing the anti-abortion campaign with the anti-alcohol campaign, which led to an increase in victims of poisoning by surrogates.

The State Duma Committee on Health Protection spoke out against the ban on abortions in private clinics. The committee believes that it is necessary to preserve the right of Russian women to choose a doctor and medical organization for abortion.

• In recent months, the idea of ​​limiting the possibility of termination of pregnancy to increase the birth rate has been discussed by regional and federal authorities. In some regions, fines were introduced for “inclination to abortion” and the procedure was banned in private clinics.

• Experts in the field of medicine and demography argue that restricting the availability of abortions will not lead to an increase in the birth rate, but may lead to an increase in the number of clandestine abortions, female mortality and infanticide. According to experts, in order to increase the birth rate, it is necessary to increase the state support for families with children and to raise the standard of living.