Репродуктивное здоровье населения и проблема абортов в России: новейшие тенденции

Социологические исследования. 2019. № 11. С. 140–151.

Sakevich V. I., Денисов Б. П.

In 2019, the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo. The conference launched a demographic policy shift from state interests to human rights, including the right to reproductive health. The article discusses the current situation in the field of birth control in Russia based on the approach developed by the Cairo Conference. We show that the Russian Federation is no longer a global leader in the number of abortions, and at younger ages, reproductive behavior differs little from other developed countries. The accessibility and expansion of the contraceptive market have played a leading role in reducing the number of induced abortions. Despite the position of some pressure groups and attempts to limit reproductive rights, government abortion policies remain liberal. The observed improvement in reproductive health is not a significant demographic reserve in terms of population growth, but it is of great importance for the quality of life of the population.

Keywords: аборты, планирование семьи, регулирование рождаемости, reproductive health, contraception, birth control, репродуктивное здоровье, контрацепция, family planning, abortions

Publication based on the results of: Demographic and migration processes in Russia in historical and international context in the light of new methodological approaches (2019)