" #Russia has effectively outlawed the public expression of #childfree views. #Women now face heavy fines for discussing a wish not to have #children, or even for candid #socialMedia accounts of difficult #birth s or #postpartum #depression...

The Health Ministry, it added, has introduced mandatory questionnaires for #teenagers; a #girl who indicates she does not currently want children is referred to a psychologist for 'corrective' #counseling"

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Russia Revives Soviet-Era Controls to Police Women’s Bodies and Futures

Russia revives Stalin-era controls, policing women's reproductive choices to offset war losses and create a new workforce.

^{Roman Kohanets (UNITED24 Media)}