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Many Russian women are unaware of where to access care. Additionally, issues of reproductive health care in rural areas is a huge concern for Russian women. Much of the population is clustered in cities, but for the millions of Russian women living in rural areas, reproductive health care is extremely limited.
In 2020, Russia had decreased its number of abortions to 450 thousand. [3] Following the takeover of Russia by the Bolsheviks, the Russian Soviet Republic under Vladimir Lenin became the first country in the world in the modern era to allow abortion in all circumstances in 1920. Over the course of the 20th century, the legality of abortion ...
Nevertheless, women often face discrimination in the labour market; and the law itself lists 100 occupations [53] that are forbidden to women, as they are considered too dangerous to their health, especially reproductive health (until 2019 the figure was 456 [54]). Despite this, many Russian women have achieved success in business. [55]
Mortality among Russian men has risen by 60% since 1991, four to five times higher than the European average. [citation needed] As a result of the large difference in life expectancy between men and women (the greatest in the world), the gender imbalance remains to this day and there are 0.859 males for every female in Russia. [9]
Comparison with the 1989 census shows huge drop in fertility in the Western Caucasus (esp. Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea and North Ossetia) and some parts of Arctic Russia (Murmansk, Komi, etc.). The fertility in the Eastern Caucasus is fairly stable, although decreasing.
Healthcare in Russia, [a] or the Russian Federation, [b] is provided by the state through the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund, and regulated through the Ministry of Health. [1] The Constitution of the Russian Federation has provided all citizens the right to free healthcare since 1993.
In Russia, the invasion has also seen an increase in proposals to limit reproductive rights, particularly due to concerns over the loss of population through deceased soldiers and emigration. In August 2022, several members of the State Duma announced that they planned to introduce a bill ending public health insurance coverage of abortion.
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