Russian Church Leader Calls to End Abortions to Boost Population

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Russian Church Leader Calls to End Abortions to Boost Population
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/20/russian-church-leader-calls-to-end-abortions-to-boost-population-a65647

The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church has proposed a national ban on abortion to boost the country's lagging population numbers.

Russia legalized abortion in 1955 and has the second-highest abortion rate in the world after China. While Russia’s anti-abortion movement has largely failed to change the law, it has gained momentum in recent years, spurred by the rise of the Orthodox Church as a powerful political force.

“We must first of all remove the topic of abortion to the extent that it exists,” Patriarch Kirill was quoted as saying at a pro-life event in Moscow on Sunday by Interfax.

With an estimated 1 million fewer abortions per year, he projected population numbers could reach 156 million in the next decade and 166 million in 20 years.

Russia has grappled with a demographic crisis in recent years, with its population declining for the first time in a decade last year to 146.8 million.

[Chin music]

1. Bc MORE people, is just what the world needs.

Especially more rotten russians. Ah, no. Rise up russia, and redeem yourselves.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. that has always been the real reason for any religion's opposition to abortion and BC.

Got to keep butts in the pews and money in the coffers.

[Chin music]

3. Can i get a witness?

Hey' men.

[trev]

4. That's what Ceausescu did in Romania, for the same reason.

He was shot by firing squad.