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Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said lawmakers will take up a ban on "propaganda of conscious refusal to bear children." Volodin said the bill will impose fines of up to $4,300 for individuals and more than $53,000 for legal organizations convicted of advocating for voluntary childlessness.
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