TALLINN, Estonia - Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics.
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Recent proposals by authorities to restrict access to abortion have touched a nerve across Russia, which has embraced increasingly conservative values. While abortion is still legal and widely available, some
Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics. The weeknight turnout surprised and heartened Dasha Yakovleva, one of the organizers, amid recent crackdowns on political activism under President Vladimir…
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Recent proposals by authorities to restrict access to abortion have touched a nerve across Russia, which has embraced increasingly conservative values.