Russian city to show embryos to abortion-seeking women – media

Achieving sustainable growth in birth rates is a matter of life and death for Russia, the Kremlin has previously said

Pre-natal clinics in the city of Ivanovo in western Russia will try to dissuade women from having an abortion by showing them real-life models of embryos, local media have reported. The initiative comes as Russia aims to improve its birth rate to address a declining population.

Three clinics in the city were reportedly...