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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Russian lawmakers pass a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures to protect 'traditional values'

The State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament

Russian lawmakers on Friday adopted a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures amid the Kremlin’s crusade to protect what it views as the country’s “traditional values.”

The toughened version of the bill was passed unanimously in its third and final reading in Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma.

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