New Russian Law Limits Abortions

The Russian Parliament has passed legislation restriction abortions in Russia. The high rate of abortions in the country has become increasingly alarming as the overall population has been shrinking annual for a number of years now. The new law would limit abortions to the first twelve weeks of pregnancy except in the case of financially struggling women. More here.

Patriarchal Baptisms in Tbilisi

Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II (Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili) of Mtskheta yesterday baptized 500 children as part of the festal celebrations at Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral as part of his initiative to encourage Georgians to have larger families. More here.

Moscow Patriarchate on Russian Demographic Crisis

The Moscow Patriarchate has proposed a variety of measures to reduce the number of abortions occurring in Russia and help slow the country's demographic crisis. More here.

Pro-Life Movement in Belarus Growing

Despite its many internal issues and challenges, Belarus is home to a strong and growing pro-life movement, which seeks to help solve the problem of the country's low fertility rate by reducing the number of abortions, which peaked in 1994 at over 65% of all pregnancies and now hovers just below 30% of all pregnancies. More here.