> They’re dying off because - by the Russian government’s own
> figures - in the time it takes three Russians to be born,
> four die
Is this a function of birth control among the general population, or is it due to abortion among the prostitutes?
While abortion plays a part in reducing new live births, I submit that it has, at best, a second order effect.
The Russians I’ve met, there and here, secular as well as religious, have a strong aversion to abortion.
The Russian Orthodox Church, as well as the Apostolic Lutheran and Slavic Baptists all vigorously oppose abortion.
The Apostolic Lutherans oppose birth control of any kind and have very large families.
Problem for Russia is that millions of them have emigrated to the U.S, Canada, Australia, Finland, etc.