The regional assembly of the western Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has approved imposing fines of up to 50,000 rubles ($566) for "inducing" women to have abortions. The new measure defines as "inducement" actions "related to persuading and deceiving" women to have abortions. Inducement to abortion is described in the bill as "a threat to the family, paternity, motherhood, and childhood." Russian authorities have recently been pushing for measures to restrict women's rights to abortion. Recently, fines for "inducing" abortions have been introduced in Mordovia and the Tver region. Clinics in the Tatarstan, Kursk, and Chelyabinsk regions have already started refusing to perform abortions. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russia's Kaliningrad Introduces Fines For 'Inducing' Abortions
Clinics in the Tatarstan, Kursk, and Chelyabinsk regions have already started refusing to perform abortions. (illustrative photo)