Low Birth Rate is Russia’s Biggest Problem Says President Putin

Life Site ^ | Wednesday, May 10, 2006 | Gudrun Schultz

[MinorityRepublican]

MOSCOW, Russia, May 10, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) –Plunging birth rates are the central factor in Russia’s “critical” population decline, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an annual address to the nation, reported the BBC today.

Russia’s falling birth rate is leading to a population crisis in the country, with an annual decline of 700,000 people. Increasing mortality rates and migration are also contributing factors, said President Putin.

In an effort to counteract the plummet in birth rates, President Putin announced a ten-year national programme designed to encourage women to have more children. An increase in childcare benefits to support young mothers would be a central element to the programme, especially for women having more than one child.

“We must, at least, stimulate the birth of a second child,” the president said.

Abortion rates in Russia are some of the highest in the world. Conservative estimates indicate 60% of all pregnancies end in abortion. LifeSiteNews reported in August that Russia’s abortion rates exceeded the national rate of birth for the first time in 2005.

The country’s population is estimated to be just under 143 million people.

[MinorityRepublican]

Yes, I know Russia is technically not part of the West but still interesting nevertheless.....

If you'd like to be on this Death of the West ping list, please FR mail me.

[American in Singapore]

Russia's a screwed up place; if it wasn't, there wouldn't be Russian hookers all over the world. It's a good thing that their population is declining.

[TexasTransplant]

Laz your services are required in Russia...

[MinorityRepublican]

Russia's a screwed up place; if it wasn't, there wouldn't be Russian hookers all over the world. It's a good thing that their population is declining.

Their culture is inferior. But nevertheless, I do not think it's a good thing that their population is declining.

[peyton randolph]

Russia's a screwed up place; if it wasn't, there wouldn't be Russian hookers all over the world.

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One of the most lucrative businesses of Russian organized crime.

[misterrob]

It's actually a perpetuating cycle. The orphanages are overflowing and they kick kids out at the age of 18. What does a girl have to sell besides her body? Pregnancies lead to more unwanted children and the story continues. Throw in high rates of mortality from alcoholism, violence and crappy health care and it gets worse for young kids.

[MinorityRepublican]

How can their population be declining when they have babes like Anna Kournikova?

[familyop]

So what will Russia try next--something like Lebensborn?

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Ship the illegals to Russia?

[MinorityRepublican]

Ship the illegals to Russia?

At the rate of 700,000 a year just to break even.

[the lone wolf]

Anybody here know how many abortions they have in Russia for each live birth? How does that rate compare to the abortion/live birth rate in America?

[MinorityRepublican]

Anybody here know how many abortions they have in Russia for each live birth? How does that rate compare to the abortion/live birth rate in America?

Not sure but I bet it's a lot higher in Russia.

After all, they don't believe in God.

[the lone wolf]

"After all, they don't believe in God."

That's OK, I'm sure that God still believes in them.

[A CA Guy]

I hear the men treat the ladies like CACA, so the babes want to leave.

[peyton randolph]

Abortion is the primary method of birth control in Russia. Studies have found that many Russian women have 4-5 abortions in their lifetime. Hard to increase the population this way even if some of the women look like Anna Kournikova.

[MinorityRepublican]

What a shame!

[EQAndyBuzz]

maybe we could send them all of our illegals. That would boost their population.

[robertpaulsen]

Also, it's hard to increase the population when Americans go to Russia to adopt.

[Junior_G]

If they were serious about national survival, they would ban abortion. That's their only hope.