Abortion in Russia one of the highest abortion rates in the world. The abortion rate in the USSR peaked in 1965, when 5.5 million abortions were performed, the highest number in Russia's history. Nevertheless, the legalization of abortion did not fully eliminate criminal abortions. [E.A. Sadvokasova] 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
Abortion in Switzerland public health insurance system. Persons performing illegal abortions are liable for prosecution if caught and as such subject to a payment of a fine or imprisonment of up to five years. A pregnant woman who procures the illegal abortion of her unborn child is also subject to a payment of a fine or imprisonment of up to three years if caught. Up until 2002, legal abortion was technically available in Switzerland only with restrictive medical indications. A constitutional amendment to legalise abortion in the first trimester had been narrowly defeated in a . However, in and , initiatives for constitutional