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REPRODUCTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS
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The continuous reduction of the population in the Russian Federation is a serious reason to develop a concept of reproductive rights by Russian legislators which would first of all consider the interests of the nation as a whole. The Russian legislation which does not define the legal status of a human embryo, in which induced termination of pregnancy is considered to be legal, and which gives no legal ground concerning substitute motherhood. In our opinion, such an approach to understanding reproductive rights does not comply with current interests of Russia, and does not represent the values proclaimed by the RF Constitution. We propose to introduce a new interpretation of reproductive rights. We assume that reproductive rights should be stated as the opportunity to continue the generation, to reproduce the population guaranteed and encouraged by the government. The legitimacy of reproductive rights should be recognized only for those reproductive technologies which do not differ from natural conception, do not break the unity of matrimonial relations and do not pose a threat to the life of an embryo.
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