The Russian State Duma is voted amendments restrict the dissemination of information which “promotes a conscious refusal to have children”, the Parliament press service announced on Tuesday.

The amendments modify six existing federal laws. Under the new regulations, content that “advocates against procreation” will be added to the list of banned websites and banned from use in advertising and media. Films containing “child-free propaganda” will be refused distribution licenses.

The State Duma also approved a law imposing fines of up to five million rubles ($51,000) for so-called “childless propaganda.”

At the request of the Russian Orthodox Church, the law exempts the promotion of monasticism from the “no children” ban.

Russian officials have been discussing a ban on “childless propaganda” since 2022, when a corresponding bill was introduced in the State Duma. The issue resurfaced in September 2024, when the Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, expressed his support for banning the “childfree movement”.