Paying schoolgirls to have babies: Russia gives financial incentives for teen mothers- part of worldwide trend
Representative image (AP) Amid country’s declining birthrate, several regions in Russia have started paying pregnant schoolgirls over 100,000 roubles (around £900) to give birth and raise their children, news agency PTI reported. The initiative, recently expanded to ten regions, is part of a broader demographic strategy aimed at reversing the country’s declining birthrate.The scheme builds […]
