Eliseeva I.I. Birth and non-birth. Peterburgskaya sociologiya segodnya [Petersburg sociology today], 2018, Issue 10, pp. 204-223.

Abstract

The possibility of fertility growth in Russia in the medium term is analyzed in the context of reducing the number of women of fertile age. From this perspective, abortion is considered as a potential resource for increasing the number of births. The validity of this position is confi rmed by historical data on the study of abortions in Russia. The results of a quantitative analysis of the prevalence of abortions in the subjects of the Russian Federation and their relationship with other factors, in particular, the instability of marriages, are given. The conclusion is made about the possibility of leveling abortion behavior of certain groups of women. As a condition for the development of targeted programs for the prevention of abortions, the availability of complete and reliable statistics of abortions is put forward, which is currently available in the database of health institutions, but is not provided to state statistical bodies and is not available to researchers. The possibility of fertility growth in Russia in the medium term is analyzed in the context ofreducing the number of women of fertile age. From this perspective, abortion is consideredas a potential resource for increasing the number of births. The validity of this position isconfi rmed by historical data on the study of abortions in Russia. The results of a quantitativeanalysis of the prevalence of abortions in the subjects of the Russian Federation and theirrelationship with other factors, in particular, the instability of marriages, are given. Theconclusion is made about the possibility of leveling abortion behavior of certain groupsof women. As a condition for the development of targeted programs for the prevention ofabortions, the availability of complete and reliable statistics of abortions is put forward,which is currently available in the database of health institutions, but is not provided to statestatistical bodies and is not available to researchers.