Orthodox believers collect 100,000 signatures to back up ban on abortions

Moscow, May 29, 2014

Orthodox activists collected 100,000 signatures to ban abortions in Russia, official of the Synodal Department for Church Charities Sergey Chesnokov said.

"People signed petition not only for absolute legal ban on abortions including medically prescribed ones, but also for banning abortive contraception such as coils and medical hormonal agents," Chesnokov, who also heads social movement FOR - banning abortions, told Interfax-Religion on Thursday.

He reminded that abortions are banned in Hungary, Spain, Ireland, and Poland.

60 dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church, starting from May 29, will conduct prayer services and various actions on the problem of abortions.

31 мая 2014 г.

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