In the Penza region, the governor ordered officials to discourage women from abortions
The Governor of the Penza Region, Ivan Belozertsev, who was given this power, went to a strange and unexpected step obliged all heads of municipalities to personally discourage women from the region from abortion.
He said that officials should now have a personal meeting with each woman who intends to have an abortion in order to understand what reasons she is being pushed for and whether something can be done so that the woman changes her mind and leaves the child.
Ivan Belozertsev, as a former experienced military, did not just ask, but ordered. And now his word is law. In any case, for the Penza region.
From now on, in the region, women who decided to have an abortion should be interviewed not only by the doctor and the head doctor of the antenatal clinic or clinic, but also by the women who advocate for motherhood and childhood, and, of course, the official, the mayor of the city, the head of the district administration , head of village administration.
It is no secret that often the reason for termination of pregnancy is not the unwillingness to have children, but cramped living conditions, low income. In situations where you can help, the governor demanded sure to help the baby get a chance to be born.
The officials will have a strong incentive for such work: the governor promised to dismiss everyone who refuses to talk and work with pregnant women.
Previously, radical measures to reduce the number of abortions were resorted to in the Belgorod Region. There, pregnant women who want to get rid of the child are obliged to receive a special certificate in the local diocese. It said that the woman was warned that she was committing the grave sin of infanticide. But the Belgorod practice did not last long.
