Source: CBS News
“Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed controversial legislation banning ‘propaganda’ that urges people to opt against having children, the latest measure targeting what Moscow depicts as Western liberal ideas. Facing an ageing population and low birth rates, Moscow is seeking to reverse a demographic slump — accentuated by its ongoing full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine — that threatens its economic future. Members of the Russian parliament’s lower house, the Duma, voted unanimously in favor of the draft bill, which would apply to materials online, in media, advertising and in films that promote a ‘rejection of childbearing.'” (11/12/24)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-lawmakers-pass-bill-banning-child-free-propaganda/