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The proposed law text is posted on the Vkontakte page of a church in Severodvinsk. Churches in Novodvinsk and Arkhangelsk are also collecting signatures aimed at the regional assembly to take action and adopt a new anti-abortion law.

It should not be allowed to propagate abortion, and it should not be allowed to assist with termination of pregnancy anywhere in the Arkhangelsk region, the proposed law text suggest.

In social media, the church has posted a banner of an unborn baby side-by-side with a young child dressed up in combat uniform:

"Protect me today, I can protect you tomorrow. Abortion is murder," the text reads.

Russia’s intensified campaigns against abortion follows Vladimir Putin’s decision to declare 2024 “the Year of the Family.”

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[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 month ago (3 children)

From the womb to the cradle. From the cradle to the trench.

The russian life.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Russians I've met don't want to improve the world, they want to drag everyone down to their level of misery.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Russians I've met were good, honest, creative and friendly people. That said, all the Russians I've met have left Russia.

[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The russians I've met also left Russia and now live in germany and watch russia state TV and vote AFD.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

My point is, give people a chance at beating the stereotype.

[–] tischbier@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s good to know even if anecdotal. Damn shame. My brother was born in Kostroma. I can’t imagine getting out, choosing to indoctrinate myself, and then voting for the party that hates Ausländers. Thanks for sharing.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

and vote

Hard to belive.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The ones I met were proud of hurting people at martial arts training in Thailand. Motherfucker, it's training!

[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

From the trench to being scattered across a ukrainian field.

But hey, at least their mother received some household appliance to remember them by.

[–] Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

I don't get the intention there. The article says itself that meat grinder means the same thing in terms of soldiers as it does in English. How did they think this is anything else than an insult?

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

And then it got worse.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anyone who is or was a parent knows how much work it is to bring up even one human being to then throw away all this work for nothing, not very compelling. Rather would I spent my time at the beach.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In undeveloped countries, children are free workforce, and birth control is not abundantly available.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is or was Russia a developed country?

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

The western areas are, the eastern areas are not, in broad strokes.

They are only conscripting the undeveloped areas.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

They also tend to have more kids with the expectation that they may lose a few.

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How low can a country sink lol

I think "gassing jews at industrial scale" is the deepest nadir known to political science.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

And then it got worse.

[–] Akong@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why would the picture on the right not be an adult? That seems lile much better optics and propaganda.

[–] MuAraeOracle@real.lemmy.fan 13 points 1 month ago

The truth must have slipped through the cracks, they know that kids born today will be required on the front lines in about 5-8 years.

That's the age where he's strong enough to physically lift a rifle. That's good enough for the state.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

More blood to the blood god!

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So who are they planning to invade next ~18 years from now?

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Kiril's ass by Pu. Or Pu's ass by Kiril. Frog, snake, who cares?

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I doubt a foetus can hold an AK74.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Conscriptowitsch bulletbait can also be useful without a weapon on the Frontline.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

I remember a galerians ash where they gave fetuses mech suits. Man it was demented.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Orthodox Church at it. Again.

For context: unlike USSA, here in former USSR country banning abortions is VERY unpopular, I don't think any amount of yachts can achieve this. Their real goal seeme to be removal of abortion from goverment clinics.

Russia’s intensified campaigns against abortion follows Vladimir Putin’s decision to declare 2024 “the Year of the Family.”

Nah, they were doing long before.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Image: the actual equipment your son will get.

[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago

So Soviet Russia wasn’t so bad when compared to this