Birth Control In Russia
(N.Z P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) NEW YORK, August 18.
The Soviet Union has begun the clinical testing of birth-control pills of Russian origin, the New York Times News Service reports. The decision to try to provide better birth-control methods for the Soviet people has come at a time when Russia’s population increase is at a record low figure for peace-time.
The latest published statistics indicate that the population will increase this year by only two million, or half the annual increase of a decade ago. The total population is now 238 million.
The pill is apparently viewed by Soviet physicians and policy-makers as desirable uecause its availability may reduce the number of abortions.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31762, 20 August 1968, Page 5
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