The abortions in minors as a medical social problem

The article deals with the problem of abortions among minors, which has extremely important socio-demographic significance and affects interests of the state, society, family and, above all, interests of young woman herself. The purpose of the study is to investigate and to analyze situation with abortions among minors in the Russian Federation. It is noted that maximal prevention of abortions among minors is a task of particular importance, requiring extensive educational and explanatory measures, improving the life-style, key direction in health protection strategy not only of adolescents and the youth, but also of population as a whole. The study identified the range of problems young mothers face. The conclusion is made that program to support them should be targeted to both minors themselves, their families, sphere of education, medicine, social protection of population and mass media. At the same time, social, economic, legal, medical, psychological and pedagogical consequences of these phenomena require significant state financial expenditures to eliminate them. The study substantiated that only integrated approach and application of modern means of education and medical prevention in solving problem of sexual education and education of adolescents will allow to obtain positive results. And if it is successfully implemented, it will result in strengthening health of entire nation of the Republic, significantly reducing increased threat of sexually transmitted diseases, early abortions, young motherhood, etc.