Soviet Abortion Policies and Women's Reproductive Rights

Julia Ioffe states that abortion was legalized in the Soviet Union in 1920 but faced restrictions under Stalin due to concerns about women's potential misuse. The average Soviet woman had between 3 to 12 abortions by the end of her childbearing years, indicating a reliance on abortion as the primary form of birth control.

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