Summary

Russian lawmakers passed a controversial bill banning “child-free propaganda” to reverse a demographic slump and promote traditional family values.

The bill targets materials that promote a conscious rejection of having children and includes fines and deportation provisions.

It comes alongside existing bans on LGBTQ+ relationships and gender reassignment.

  • wewbull
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    2 days ago

    Children are future workers, soldiers and parents.

    These countries see that birth rates are dropping in the west and are looking to become dominant in numbers.

    • MartianSands@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      I’m pretty sure their concern is their own birth rate dropping, actually. Have you seen the demographics graph for Russia? They’re facing a complete collapse of their working-age population in a decade or two