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Moscow, bans abortion ads that don’t inform women of the risks
by Nina Achmatova
Move contained in a bill passed in the Duma. The government continues to fight the decline in population: over 1.5 million abortions every year.
Moscow (AsiaNews) - Concerned by the continuing population decline that afflicts the world’s largest country, the Duma (the lower house of parliament) has approved a bill according to which, all advertisements relating to practices of abortion must contain warnings about possible risks to the health of women. The draft has passed its third reading last July 1 and now awaits the green light from the Federation Council (Senate) and then its signing - virtually taken for granted – by President Dmitry Medvedev, who has always championed the values of life and family.
According to Russian press reports, it is an amendment to the law on advertising, which states that 10% of the space used to advertise abortion should also inform women about the possible negative consequences such as infertility. “The advertising for abortion should not contain statements on the safety of these health services,” reads the text of the bill, released by news agencies. "These ads - said Viktor Zvagelsky, deputy of the ruling party United Russia – lead the young people to believe they will have no problems interrupting a pregnancy”, and he motivates the proposal of the new law with the “depressing” situation of abortions in Russia.
asianews.it/news-en/Moscow,-bans-abortion-ads-that-don’t-inform-women-of-the-risks-22021.html
by Nina Achmatova
Move contained in a bill passed in the Duma. The government continues to fight the decline in population: over 1.5 million abortions every year.
Moscow (AsiaNews) - Concerned by the continuing population decline that afflicts the world’s largest country, the Duma (the lower house of parliament) has approved a bill according to which, all advertisements relating to practices of abortion must contain warnings about possible risks to the health of women. The draft has passed its third reading last July 1 and now awaits the green light from the Federation Council (Senate) and then its signing - virtually taken for granted – by President Dmitry Medvedev, who has always championed the values of life and family.
According to Russian press reports, it is an amendment to the law on advertising, which states that 10% of the space used to advertise abortion should also inform women about the possible negative consequences such as infertility. “The advertising for abortion should not contain statements on the safety of these health services,” reads the text of the bill, released by news agencies. "These ads - said Viktor Zvagelsky, deputy of the ruling party United Russia – lead the young people to believe they will have no problems interrupting a pregnancy”, and he motivates the proposal of the new law with the “depressing” situation of abortions in Russia.
asianews.it/news-en/Moscow,-bans-abortion-ads-that-don’t-inform-women-of-the-risks-22021.html