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WaPo: Russia is shrinking; the Kremlin says 'child-free' ideology is to blame
WaPo - (archived: https://archive.ph/txsm5 ) Russia is shrinking; the Kremlin says ‘child-free’ ideology is to blame
A new bill against “child-free propaganda” criminalizes advocating for not having children. It could affect TV, movies and social media posts.
By Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova
November 10, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. EST
In the first episode of the new season of the Russian reality television show “Mama at 16,” about teen girls facing an unwanted pregnancy, no one thinks abortion is an option. Even though Tanya doesn’t want a child with her boyfriend Nikita, who is irresponsible, neither she nor her mother would consider it — but by episode’s end, everything is resolved, the baby is born, and they live happily ever after.
In previous seasons, when it was called “Pregnant at 16,” some characters at least broached the topic of abortion, but such sentiment is now not just disapproved of in Russia, it will soon be illegal.
A new law against “child-free propaganda” criminalizing the spread of information advocating for not having children has sailed through its first reading in parliament. The nature of the “propaganda” is not explicitly defined so the law could bar advertisers, movie and TV producers, bloggers and writers from presenting childless people as satisfied, or large families as miserable, according to rights groups and activists.
The law comes against the backdrop of a long-standing Russian demographic crisis where deaths often outnumber births and the population is shrinking and aging. The solution for President Vladimir Putin is the return to what the Kremlin calls “traditional Russian values,” including encouraging women to have large families.
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A new bill against “child-free propaganda” criminalizes advocating for not having children. It could affect TV, movies and social media posts.
By Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova
November 10, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. EST
In the first episode of the new season of the Russian reality television show “Mama at 16,” about teen girls facing an unwanted pregnancy, no one thinks abortion is an option. Even though Tanya doesn’t want a child with her boyfriend Nikita, who is irresponsible, neither she nor her mother would consider it — but by episode’s end, everything is resolved, the baby is born, and they live happily ever after.
In previous seasons, when it was called “Pregnant at 16,” some characters at least broached the topic of abortion, but such sentiment is now not just disapproved of in Russia, it will soon be illegal.
A new law against “child-free propaganda” criminalizing the spread of information advocating for not having children has sailed through its first reading in parliament. The nature of the “propaganda” is not explicitly defined so the law could bar advertisers, movie and TV producers, bloggers and writers from presenting childless people as satisfied, or large families as miserable, according to rights groups and activists.
The law comes against the backdrop of a long-standing Russian demographic crisis where deaths often outnumber births and the population is shrinking and aging. The solution for President Vladimir Putin is the return to what the Kremlin calls “traditional Russian values,” including encouraging women to have large families.
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The Washington Post
A new bill against “child-free propaganda” criminalizes advocating for not having children. It could affect TV, movies and social media posts.
November 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM
A new bill against “child-free propaganda” criminalizes advocating for not having children. It could affect TV, movies and social media posts.
Russia is shrinking; the Kremlin says ‘child-free’ ideology is to blame
A new bill against “child-free propaganda” criminalizes advocating for not having children. It could affect TV, movies and social media posts.
November 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM
https://bsky.app/profile/washingtonpost.com/post/3lamf3fexrc2a
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