Russian President Putin and other European leaders are proposing pro-natalist policies to reverse declining birth rates. Families with three or more children in Russia receive more benefits, and Putin suggested that families should have at least three children to ensure population growth. Polish Prime Minister Tusk plans to liberalize abortion laws and ease restrictions on the morning-after pill. French President Macron proposed a plan to reverse France's declining birthrate, including offering free fertility checks to 25-year-olds.
Putin reveals Russian family ideal The president has addressed the issue of the country’s shrinking population https://t.co/EKkGxOI5AR https://t.co/h1inUaKOQP
Putin lowered the plank on the number of children Russian families should have - they can start at three (previously, he urged them to have eight kids). But he advised to start having future cannon fodder for Kremlin's bloody wars early in life. https://t.co/dgSgZhluDd https://t.co/GlUfTCbR9T
French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a “major plan” designed to help reverse France’s declining birthrate, which could include offering 25-year-olds free fertility checks as part of their routine medical checkups. https://t.co/2ByAdc0M3Q
🇷🇺 "There should be at least three children in the family" – Putin on how to ensure population growth in the country. https://t.co/pnkEeVeayW
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government will propose legislation to liberalize a near-total abortion ban and ease restrictions on the morning-after pill — which, if adopted, would dramatically reverse the previous administration's policies https://t.co/ub5g2VJgNy https://t.co/5qRaqFTs2E
This is one example of the Russian government’s pro-natalist policies starting to make an impact. Families with three or more children get significantly more benefits than families with two children. So financially speaking, it makes sense to have three children instead of two. https://t.co/ybxNs6ta1e