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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill at Red Square in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill at Red Square in Moscow in November 2023.

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  • Top Russian authorities are restricting abortion access to combat population stagnation.
  • The head of the Russian Church said it would boost the population like "waving a magic wand."
  • Russian women's groups say the policies are forcing women to birth unwanted children, per the BBC.

Top Russian authorities are restricting abortion access, calling the procedure a "disaster."

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Russian authorities are restricting abortion access amid population and militar…