RED STAR SETTING:

In Russia, six out of every 10 pregnancies end in abortion (VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, October 18, 2002, Associated Press)

About 60 percent of all pregnancies in Russia end in abortion, and another 10 percent of pregnant women lose unborn children because of health problems, the nation's chief gynecologist said Friday.

This, even more than corruption and the lack of a legal system, is why it is a waste to invest in Russia and/or try to help it rebuild. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 18, 2002 5:27 PM