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Russian Women Have to Report Sexual Activity for Fertility Gains

What: Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is concerned about low fertility rates in the country, a hobby horse he shares with billionaire Elon Musk and Trump VP candidate JD Vance. Women in Moscow government jobs are now required to answer a questionnaire about what birth control they use, among other intensely personal questions, as part of an effort to boost the country’s fertility.

Key line: “The dozens of personal questions, which are not anonymised, include: ‘At what age did you start having sex? Do you use a condom during sexual intercourse? Do you use hormonal contraception (eg birth control pills)? Do you have pain during intercourse? Do you have any bleeding from your sexual life? Do you suffer from infertility?’ Other questions ask whether the woman taking part in the survey has ‘any sexual diseases’ and the age they started menstruating.”

Source: Mirror // https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/vladimir-putin-launches-handmaids-tale-34027414

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