ABORTION

• In 1920 the Soviet Union became the first country in the world to legalize abortion
• Abortion has been legal in Russia for almost 8 decades -- and religion had no place n Russian society for even longer. The result is that abortion is what you do when you get pregnant - married or unmarried. Currently, over 30% of Russian women have more than one abortion a year.
• There is no infrastructure in Russia to help women/families in need. Welfare is non-existent, social services agencies are few and far between. Contraceptive devices are expensive and non-reliable, abortions are free to those under 18, and $50 for others. For most women, abortion seems the only solution for an unwanted pregnancy.
  
• 60% of first pregnancies are aborted in Russia. Russia has the highest abortion rate in the world- 13 abortions for every 10 births.
• 50% of Russian abortions result in complications such as infection and/or bleeding
• In the capitol city of Moscow, 25 million people, there is not even one Evangelical pro-life outreach center.