A group of nearly 400 deputies from different political formations Those present in the Russian State Duma (Lower House) made a proposal for a joint venture. bill to ban sex reassignment surgery.
“Unfortunately, such cases are increasing: the Western transgender industry is trying to infiltrate our country,” said Piotr Tolstoy, Vice-President of the State Duma, a member of the government’s United Russia party.
The law contains a provision entitled “On the Principles of Protection of Citizens’ Health in the Russian Federation”: change gender of a person”.
Tolstoy clarified that the bill provides for “an exception for congenital anomalies in children”, but emphasized that even in these cases, medical intervention can only be done after the approval of a medical commission.
The vice-president of the State Duma defended this. this offer is not only aimed at “preserving” Russian cultural and family values, but also “traditional foundations” of the nationBy avoiding the “penetration of Western ideology”.