The government supported the bill Mizulina to ban the baby boxes – RBC

the Baby box in one of the clinics in Russia

Photo: Igor Russak/RIA Novosti

Government supported the bill the first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee Elena Mizulina, prohibiting the use in Russia of the baby boxes for the anonymous abandonment of children

On the positive opinion of the government the Senator said on its website.

“Today it became known that the government of the Russian Federation gave an official positive opinion to the prepared by Senator Elena Mizulina, together with experts of public organization “all-Russian Parental resistance” the bill”, — stated in the message.

the official opinion of the government, which is on the website Mizulina, said that the adoption of the bill is the need for Russia to fulfill the provisions of the Convention on the rights of the child in relation to that existing in some Russian regions of the baby boxes violate articles 6 to 9 and 19 of the international Treaty. “The government of the Russian Federation supports the draft law subject to its revision based on the comments,” — said in the opinion of the government.

She Mizulina expressed appreciation to the government for support of the bill. She noted that all comments can be easily eliminated by the second reading.

the Bill Mizulina to ban the creation of the baby boxes for the anonymous abandonment of children was submitted to the Duma on 3 June. Senator suggested to punish violators with fines of up to 5 million rubles.

Previously an opponent of the installation of baby-boxes and their legislative permission was a former children’s Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov. He said that the legalization of baby-boxes can exacerbate the situation of trafficking in children. “Baby-boxes offer a great opportunity for child trafficking. Well they are all unaccounted for. No cameras, no documents asked. Do not step on the rake, which in other countries to us has already begun”, — said Astakhov.

supporters of the bill about baby boxes has repeatedly pointed out that in several regions of Russia baby-boxes are already in place, thanks to which, over the past five years, managed to rescue 47 children, reported in June of 2016, “RIA Novosti”. However, only in 2014, according to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, were killed in 136 children under the age of one year, still 4760 babies were left by mothers in danger.