Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Nizhny Novgorod Region reviewed and approved the legislative initiative proposed by Governor Gleb Nikitin. Now the draft federal law prepared in the region will be sent to the State Duma, RIA Novosti reports.
Ending abortions in private clinics is expected to reduce violations and non-compliance with regulations aimed at reducing the number of abortions. Vice Speaker Anna Kuznetsova previously announced the possibility of introducing such a bill during the autumn session of 2023.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' previously proposed introducing this ban; he was supported by the chief freelance pediatrician of Russia, academician Alexander Baranov, and a number of politicians and experts. Voluntary refusal to perform abortions in private clinics was reported in several regions.