A priest from the Yekaterinburg diocese stated that the lack of money and personal housing is not a reason for abortion.

A priest from the Yekaterinburg diocese stated that the lack of money and personal housing is not a reason for abortion.

      The spiritual advisor of the "Unexpected Joy" shelter in Yekaterinburg, Evgeny Popichenko, stated that a lack of money or the absence of an apartment are "excuses" not to give birth. He has been working for many years to dissuade women from terminating their pregnancies.

      — No cat would ever go to have an abortion, to kill kittens. Animals do not have this "mechanism." This is a state of obsession. It is a certain form of frenzy when a person goes to kill their child, the priest told the 66.RU portal.

      According to 66.RU, Popichenko works at a shelter of the diocese, but in the future, he and other representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church will be invited to state clinics. At least, such an agreement exists between the Sverdlovsk Ministry of Health and the metropolis.

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A priest from the Yekaterinburg diocese stated that the lack of money and personal housing is not a reason for abortion.

The spiritual leader of the "Unexpected Joy" shelter in Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Popichenko, stated that a lack of money or the absence of an apartment are "excuses" not to have children.