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MP: the better people live, the fewer children they have
MP: The better people live, the fewer children they have
Russian MP claims lower living standards could raise birth rate
Russian lawmaker Oleg Matveychev has sparked controversy by arguing that the way to boost Russia’s birth rate is to reduce the population’s standard of living.
According to The Moscow Times, he said, “The better people live, the fewer children they have,” during a debate on banning forced abortions, claiming that material comfort is a barrier to population growth.
‘Forget the dogma of material comfort,’ MP says
Matveychev, a member of the ruling United Russia party, called for a rejection of what he termed a false belief: that improving living conditions helps solve demographic problems.
“All global experience shows exactly the opposite,” he said. “The highest birth rates are recorded in poor countries, and the lowest in rich countries,” Digi24.ro reports.
Financial incentives for families dismissed as ‘lies’
The MP also criticized state efforts to support parents financially.
“All this talk about ‘give us apartments, give us benefits, then we will be worthy of having children’ is just lies,” he said, rejecting the idea that economic support leads to higher birth rates, according to Digi24.ro.
Abortion compared to Hitler’s atrocities
In a highly inflammatory statement, Matveychev claimed that legalized abortion has cost Russia more lives than World War II.
“After the legalization of abortion in the USSR, we ourselves killed more people than Hitler,” he said, likening abortion rates to battlefield deaths, Digi24.ro reports.
Criticism of modern values and women’s independence
He went on to lament that Russians “want to get everything from life” and accused women of placing careers before families. “No one will escape punishment” He warned of punishment for these modern priorities, though he did not elaborate on what form that punishment might take, according to Digi24.ro.
Other MPs back strict anti-abortion stance
Matveychev’s remarks were echoed by fellow MP Vitaly Milonov, who claimed that men often pressure women into having abortions.
“A real man will never allow an abortion,” he said. “He will forbid it at home, he will not let you go out, and he will not let you have an abortion,” Matveychev said in the interview, Digi24.ro reports.
Russian values must reject ‘ultraliberal’ influence, says MP
Another MP, Nikolai Nikolaev, accused Russia of mimicking the West and called for a return to Orthodox Christian values.
He declared that the life of a child must be recognized and denounced what he called the fundamental flaw of the system.
Priest compares WHO to Nazi Germany over abortion
At the same hearing, Russian Orthodox priest Fyodor Lukianov claimed that supporting abortion rights was equivalent to Nazi population control.
He suggested that Russia should cut ties with the World Health Organization, which he criticized for recognizing women’s right to choose, Digi24.ro reports.
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