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Russian women condemn plan to 'therapise' them into motherhood

Women call the proposal coercive, cruel and impractical, and say it would do little to reverse Russia’s record-low birth rate.

Published Apr 1, 2026, 1:23 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Russian women have criticized proposals to 'therapise' them into having children, calling the idea coercive, cruel and unworkable. They argue such measures would do little to reverse declining birth rates, which are currently at their lowest level in 200 years.