Moscow, December 13, Interfax – The Russian Church insists on cancelling mandatory health insurance coverage for abortions.
“Abortions should stop being a part of mandatory health insurance, a norm of life for doctors, women and men, acceptable practice for society. Pregnancy is not an illness, and abortion is not a normal medical operation,” head of the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relations Vladimir Legoyda said in his article published on Tuesday by Izvestia daily.
He reminded that abortion made on woman’s wish is a paid procedure in the majority of countries .
“Even the most prosperous state will not distribute free drugs, tobacco and alcohol, though they are legally allowed, but evidently harm people’s health. No one will ever think of buying a dose for drug addicts on the state’s account in order to prevent them from committing crimes, which can inflict harm to their health,” the author sums up.
Memorial house of romanian elder Sofian Boghiu Consecrated in his native Village 
On the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the St. Nicolas Monastery, Dobrusa village, Soldanesti region 
Inauguration of the volume of articles presented at the National Scientific Conference “The Orthodox Church and the State: Faith and Knowledge” 
The 12th Sunday after Pentecost – kindness in God changes the world we live in 
The 11th Sunday after Pentecost – loving our God and our neighbor 
The Transfiguration of the Lord, celebrated in the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau 
His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir celebrates 65th anniversary 
Divine Service at the St. Theodore of Tyre Monastery (Ciuflea) in Chisinau, and congratulation of Archimandrite Nicolae (Rosca), the Monastery’s confessor-administrator, on the 50th anniversary. 
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Divine Liturgy in the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau 
