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The low rate of adoption must also be understood from a cultural and religious standpoint. Georgia remained a relatively conservative country during the Soviet era, maintaining the belief that women should remain virgins until marriage. After they married, they lived in homes that included an extended family of potentially three or four generations,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=61RhUZYRcz0C&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=georgia+country+religion+contraceptives&source=bl&ots=oplfCa1DMm&sig=U8E1NnEQqBFY602AEP7Cv9krNao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik5-LghIjZAhVQ3WMKHd_nBdg4ChDoATAFegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=georgia%20country%20religion%20contraceptives&f=false Central and Eastern Europe in Central Europe]</ref> where traditional sexual mores remained intact. Meanwhile, the Orthodox Church is an incredibly influential force in Georgia today. The Church does not approve of contraceptives and its priests have actively discouraged women from using them.<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-sex-selection-abortion/24979979.html Georgians Wrestle With Abortion Issue As Gender Imbalance Grows]</ref> While the country continues to modernize over the decades, these cultural forces certainly play a role in women's lives. | The low rate of adoption must also be understood from a cultural and religious standpoint. Georgia remained a relatively conservative country during the Soviet era, maintaining the belief that women should remain virgins until marriage. After they married, they lived in homes that included an extended family of potentially three or four generations,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=61RhUZYRcz0C&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=georgia+country+religion+contraceptives&source=bl&ots=oplfCa1DMm&sig=U8E1NnEQqBFY602AEP7Cv9krNao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik5-LghIjZAhVQ3WMKHd_nBdg4ChDoATAFegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=georgia%20country%20religion%20contraceptives&f=false Central and Eastern Europe in Central Europe]</ref> where traditional sexual mores remained intact. Meanwhile, the Orthodox Church is an incredibly influential force in Georgia today. The Church does not approve of contraceptives and its priests have actively discouraged women from using them.<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-sex-selection-abortion/24979979.html Georgians Wrestle With Abortion Issue As Gender Imbalance Grows]</ref> While the country continues to modernize over the decades, these cultural forces certainly play a role in women's lives. | ||
Ultimately, the low rate of contraceptive adoption may have contributed to the abortion rate in Georgia, where many women have used abortion as a late-stage family planning method. In fact, in 2005, Georgian women had an average of 3.1 abortions per lifetime.<ref>[https://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/from-abortion-to-contraception-in-georgia/ From Abortion to Contraception]</ref> However, it should be noted that the abortion rate has gradually increased over the past decade,<ref>[http://agenda.ge/news/62872/eng Abortion rate drops in Georgia[</ref> and in 2010, the abortion rate per woman had already dropped to 1.6 abortions per lifetime. This was largely due to the wider adoption of contraceptive methods, such as condoms and birth control pills.<ref>[https://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/from-abortion-to-contraception-in-georgia/ From Abortion to Contraception]</ref> As of 2017, there are 1.76 children born per woman, on average, in Georgia.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2127.html CIA World Factbook - FIELD LISTING :: TOTAL FERTILITY RATE]</ref> | Ultimately, the low rate of contraceptive adoption may have contributed to the abortion rate in Georgia, where many women have used abortion as a late-stage family planning method. In fact, in 2005, Georgian women had an average of 3.1 abortions per lifetime.<ref>[https://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/from-abortion-to-contraception-in-georgia/ From Abortion to Contraception]</ref> However, it should be noted that the abortion rate has gradually increased over the past decade,<ref>[http://agenda.ge/news/62872/eng Abortion rate drops in Georgia[</ref> and in 2010, the abortion rate per woman had already dropped to 1.6 abortions per lifetime. This was largely due to USAID and UNFPA campaigns in the country, which helped educate people about contraceptives and provided subsidies for contraceptives. As a result, Georgia began to see wider adoption of contraceptive methods, such as condoms and birth control pills.<ref>[https://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/from-abortion-to-contraception-in-georgia/ From Abortion to Contraception]</ref> As of 2017, there are 1.76 children born per woman, on average, in Georgia.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2127.html CIA World Factbook - FIELD LISTING :: TOTAL FERTILITY RATE]</ref> | ||
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