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Russian Arctic region under drone attack
Russia's Murmansk Region, located mostly north of the Arctic Circle, is being targeted by drones, local governor Andrey Chibis has said. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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01-05-2025
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Russia's new $60-bonus plan to lift birth rate, plans to pay doctors to curb abortions
The first incentive, totalling 25,000 rubles (approximately $300), is aimed at gynaecologists and obstetricians trained in providing psychological counselling to patients contemplating abortion read more A city in Russia has offered a bonus to doctors and medical practitioners if they successfully change the minds of pregnant women from aborting, as the country tries to reverse the trend of population decline. The Russian city of Murmansk, which is located in the Arctic Circle, has sent a memo to doctors offering monetary benefits for discouraging their female patients from undergoing abortions. A total number of 4,298 babies were born in Murmansk between January and October 2024, a decrease of 286 than the previous year, data from local statistics show. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The first incentive, totalling 25,000 rubles (approximately $300), is aimed at gynaecologists and obstetricians trained in providing psychological counselling to patients contemplating abortion. To receive the payment, doctors must not only persuade the woman to abandon her plans for an abortion before 12 weeks of pregnancy but also oversee her care through to the delivery of the baby. Under the proposal, doctors from other specialities and certified counsellors without medical degrees would be awarded bonuses of 5,000 rubles (about $60) for successfully persuading a pregnant woman not to proceed with an abortion. Murmansk's Governor Andrey Chibis last year called the population decline in his city 'a problem and a challenge for the country as a whole and for Murmansk Region in particular.' The document sent to medical practitioners says that the proposal has been made 'to prevent termination of pregnancy and increase birth rates in the Murmansk Region.' Russia is experiencing a significant demographic crisis, marked by a declining population, historically low birth rates, and increasing mortality. According to Rosstat, Russia's population could decrease from approximately 146 million to 138.8 million by 2046 under the baseline forecast, or to 130 million in a more pessimistic scenario.
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30-04-2025
- Health
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Arctic Russian region to pay doctors to dissuade abortions
The authorities in Russia's Murmansk Region, located mostly north of the Arctic Circle, have proposed paying bonuses to doctors for talking their female patients out of getting abortions. A total of 4,298 babies were born in the region between January and October 2024, which is 286 less than during the same period the previous year, according to data from the local statistics agency. Before the New Year, Governor Andrey Chibis called decreasing birth rates 'a problem and a challenge for the country as a whole and for Murmansk Region in particular,' and vowed to use a comprehensive approach to tackle it. The proposal, which was published by the regional health ministry on Tuesday, suggests two types of incentives for medical workers to persuade women to keep their babies. The first one amounts to 25,000 rubles (around $300) and is intended for gynecologists and obstetricians who have been trained in the psychological counseling of patients considering an abortion. In order to get the money, the doctor would not only need to make sure that the woman gives up on terminating her pregnancy before 12 weeks, but also manage her all the way until the birth of the child, the document said. Doctors in other specialties and employees who have counseling certificates rather than medical degrees would receive bonuses of 5,000 rubles (around $60) for dissuading a pregnant woman from getting an abortion, according to the proposal. The proposal has been made as part of 'measures to prevent termination of pregnancy and increase birth rates in Murmansk Region,' it read. Last year, authorities in Pskov Region offered medical workers 5,000 rubles for talking women out of getting abortions. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said in March that 'the long-time work on abortion prevention' has resulted in some 37,000 women deciding to keep their babies in 2024. According to the Russian federal statistics agency Rosstat, there were 1.22 million births in the country in 2024, a 3.4% decrease compared to 2023, making it the worst year on record other than 1999. Rosstat forecasts that a rapid increase in the number of births in the country will only happen after 2027.
