Russia announced its “crusade” in defense of the family
In Russia, all kinds of support should be provided to expectant mothers – we need to communicate with society, legislators and the Church, to solve problems in the face of the country’s demographic situation. Patriarch Kirill said this earlier in his speech addressed to parliamentarians. This “crusade” in defense of the family begins with an important one – anti-abortion measures.
Demographics is a matter of paramount importance. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ said this in his speech to parliamentarians in the State Duma.
Speaking to the deputies of the State Duma on January 26 within the framework of the XI Christmas Parliamentary Meetings, His Holiness, among other issues, touched upon the problem of social and financial protection of pregnant women. He declares the need for legislative protection of women’s rights and excludes the right to decree the first months of pregnancy.
The patriarch sees the solution to abortion and the increase in the birth rate as a single problem, pointed out founder of Constantinople Konstantin Malofeev. In his speech at the congress of the Union of Orthodox Women, he explained that the measures proposed against abortion are a kind of crusade in defense of the family and motherhood. He also recalled that measures to protect the family were developed jointly by the World Russian People’s Council, the Union of Orthodox Women and the Russian Church.
“I am very glad that our cooperation, the World Russian People’s Council, Tsargrad with the Union of Orthodox Women, bears such fruits, – he noted. The Church, the World Russian People’s Council.”
Malofeev noted that there is a plan for the implementation of measures customary in the field of family and motherhood. At the same time, it is worth setting up for flat-dimensional and large-scale work.
“There are other initiatives voiced by deputies in the inter-factional group for the defense of Christian assemblies so that the representation of Orthodox women is directly in the Federal Assembly,” he added.
The proposals voiced to support the family and the measures against abortion are the main ones for solving the demographic problems facing Russia.
As celebrations previously Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly Anna Kuznetsova, opposition is needed – from the authorities, the Church, society. Only in this way, all together, can we overcome the demographic challenges that each of us faces.
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