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Duma Bans Childfree Propaganda After Discussing European Urinals
Not a single member of parliament voted against. Speaker Volodin explained the ban by saying that the propaganda of "children's freedom" comes from abroad, and suggested taking a closer look at what European toilets look like.
The State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill banning free propaganda among children. 388 legislators voted "for", while there was not a single "against" or abstention.
"Families will have freedom of choice without pressure on information," said Elvira Aitkulova, a member of the House Education Committee who introduced the bill. During the debate, she insisted that only propaganda would be restricted and that there would be no talk of limiting individual choice.
The deputies who spoke noted the need to ban propaganda against childbirth by combating “destructive ideologies,” preserving Russia’s traditional spiritual and moral values, and implementing the main decree of President Vladimir Putin’s state policy on their preservation.
"Propaganda against childbirth clearly contradicts state policy in the area of motherhood and child protection," said Deputy Head of the Russian Federation Yuri Boyarsky. He called on his colleagues: "We must prevent the media, the Internet, cinema, advertising and print media from creating positive images of people who refuse to have children." He complained that there are already many hints in society that "we will interfere in personal matters." But he was sure that this is not the case. "We are only talking about counteracting propaganda."
State Duma deputy Anna Kuznetsova emphasized in her speech that childlessness propaganda is a “weapon of the enemy,” and the proposed law is a “ban on the concept of extinction.” “The enemy, having chosen the most effective weapon, ultimately kills our children,” said Kuznetsova, a mother of seven.
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said that childlessness propaganda comes from abroad. "Washington is starting to impose this," he noted. - Look at Europe. There are no more urinals in the men's toilets, they have been torn down. What happens at the end? Sodom and Gomorrah," Volodin believes. Propaganda, according to him, is "the formation of an environment that influences people."
Oleg Nilov, representing the party "A Just Russia - For Truth", called the refusal to have children "an expression of the grotesque" - "another manifestation of ugliness, not only physical, but also moral."
The New People faction also supported this bill. Former Yakutsk Mayor Sardana Avksentieva, speaking at the evening, expressed confidence that nothing makes a woman happier than having a child. "Of course, I personally support this. Well, how could it be otherwise? "How could you deny yourself such happiness?" she said. At the same time, she called on law enforcement agencies to carefully study the new ban. According to her, statements about non-interference in the personal life and personal choice of citizens are heard from the rostrum of the State Duma, but "one cannot exclude a situation of condemnation of childless people." In her opinion, people with genetic diseases who openly discuss their life situations may also face problems.
Deputy and TV presenter Yevgeny Popov called for a second or third reading for content creators to figure out what they can film and what they can and cannot show.
Summing up the discussion, Volodin recalled that the deputies had already "created a legal basis for the protection of children and families. They banned pedophilia, LGBT and the propaganda of transsexuals."
Volodin commented on the proposal by deputy Popov on the need to "explain to creative workers", noting their special responsibility. "And look how the destruction of the Soviet Union began. In 1989, during the time of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the film "Intergirl" was released. Everyone applauded, there was a line at the cinema, and the secretary of the Central Committee went to watch it. "As a result, the country was destroyed," he said.
The bill to ban propaganda without children was introduced by a group of deputies and senators, among its co-authors are State Duma Speaker Volodin and Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko. One of them concerns changes to the Law on Administrative Offenses (CAO). For propaganda without children, a citizen will be fined up to 100,000 rubles, an official - up to 200,000 rubles, a legal entity - up to 1 million rubles. Alternatively, you can be suspended administratively for up to 90 days.
If the propaganda is aimed at minors, the upper and lower limits of the fine are doubled. For propaganda of these ideas in the media or on the Internet, the fine for a citizen can be up to 200,000 rubles, for an official - up to 400,000 rubles, and for a legal entity - up to 4 million rubles. The maximum fine for propaganda of refusal to give birth can be up to 5 million rubles.