About Time! In this case the 3rd world has it right. Modern nations are killing themselves with low birth rates due to selfish drives. We need something like this in the USA.
This is one case which is probably better handled at the demand side rather than the supply side.
The issue in Russia is hopelessness, which is probably hard to fix.
On the other hand, the problem here in the US is the disincentivization of children. Raising children has become harder, more painful, more expensive than it has ever been. If regulation strangles business of course it would also reduce the number of children born.
The expenses involved in raising a child are endless. Car seats, doctor/dentist bills, etc. We have chosen quality of upbringing over quantity, this is the natural consequence.
I once read that for every live birth, the average Russian woman had had something like 12 abortions. They obviously regarded this as a form of birth control. Even leaving aside the moral destruction, I don’t see how their bodies could stand it.
That said, while this law is at least a step in the right direction, I don’t think it’s going to be very effective, at least in part because of the “economic hardship” exemption.
I think the waiting period should be 12 weeks.
Bad news for Russia: it’s too late.
Bad news for Russia: it’s too late.