a good development I guess (although it is disturbing to learn they’ve had TV commercials running for abortion)
From Wiki:
Prior to the October Revolution of 1917, Russian law considered abortion to be homicide, and it was punishable by a 4 to 5 year jail term with the loss of civil rights. The punishment was reduced to 3 years in 1903. From then on, support grew for eliminating the punishment of women who had abortions, and for punishing only doctors. However, the old law effectively remained in force until November 18, 1920, when the Bolshevik government issued a Decree on Womens Healthcare, which provided for free and on demand abortions for the first time in the world. The legalization reduced the mortality rate of abortions from 4% to 0.28%. [3]