Why so many abortions?

There was a graphic I saw last night, but I didn't comment upon it.  It is really quite shocking to see.  Abortion rates approach or even exceed 50% of the pregnancies in some areas of Europe.  Also interesting is that not all of Europe has such high rates.  Germany has one of the lowest rates.

This brings up the question: why so many abortions?

I could offer one theory, or maybe more than one:

• high rates of alcoholism in Russia
• no way to support the woman, economic want

During the Great Depression in the United States, birth rates went down.  After World War II, there was a Baby Boom.  That supports the support theory.  Alcoholism may be caused by the lack of opportunity.  Germany has good employment numbers.  That's also indirect support of the support theory, as the men have no opportunity, and so they can't support the women.

Now, if I were to apply what my mother said about her days growing up on a farm during the Depression, she said that they didn't know that there was a Depression.  They had everything they needed on the farm.

In the end, it's about the money.  Funny thing is, that you don't even need the money.  Perhaps some money is needed, but not as a sole means of support.

Update:

Whoops!  I didn't look closely enough at the map.  It is POLAND, not GERMANY.  The contrast is even more significant, because Poland has a border with Ukraine, which has a very high abortion rate.  Western Ukraine is where the anti-Russian sentiment is the highest.