Abortion in Russia Abortion in Russia Abortion in Russia is legal as an elective procedure up to the 12th week of pregnancy, and in special circumstances at later stages. In 1920, Russian Soviet Republic became the first country in the world to allow abortion in all circumstances, but over the course of the 20th century, the legality of abortion changed more than once, with a ban being enacted again from 1936 to 1955. Russia had the highest number of abortions per woman of child-bearing age in the world according to UN data as of 2010. In terms of the total number, in 2009
Abortion in Germany Abortion in Germany Abortion in Germany is permitted in the first trimester upon condition of mandatory counseling, and is also permitted later in pregnancy in cases of medical necessity. In both cases, a waiting period of three days is required. The counseling, called ' ("pregnancy-conflict counseling"), must take place at a state-approved centre, which afterwards gives the applicant a ' ("certificate of counseling"). , the abortion rate was 6.1 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years. Legalization of abortion was first widely discussed in Germany during the early 20th century. When Germany became a country in 1871, section 218 of