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Women in higher education blamed for Hungary's dropping birthrate and economic troubles
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62892596From Thursday onwards, pregnant women will have to listen to the fetus's heartbeat before having an abortion.
Doctors will have to submit a report confirming that this has been done.
Hungary's nationalist government recently blamed increased rates of women in higher education for lower birth rates and a shrinking economy.
In a decree issued on Monday, Hungary's interior ministry urges gynaecologists, obstetricians, and other pre-natal healthcare providers to present pregnant women with a fetus's vital functions in a "clearly identifiable way" from 15 September onwards.