MINSK, 20 March (BelTA) – While hearing a report on the draft decree “On In Vitro Fertilization” on 20 March, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the moral and ethical aspects of the procedure, BelTA has learned.
“What moral principles are we talking about? And who sets them? A woman wants to have a child. This makes her a sacred woman. If it can’t happen naturally (I’m speaking generally about men), then we must help in every possible way,” the head of state emphasized.
In this context, Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled the example of Alla Pugacheva, who became the mother of two children using modern reproductive technologies. “And then everyone, from the church to the last person, started criticizing her. But I think she is great,” the president noted. “And they say the children are wonderful. That is what matters. Let her have a baby however she wants, as long as the children are healthy. But that’s already for the doctors to handle.”
One of the aspects discussed during the preparation of the draft decree concerns allowing women to use their own embryos stored in private centers for a free IVF procedure. “We need to provide this opportunity,” the president said.
The head of state believes that no additional restrictions should be imposed on women, including regarding the use of embryos. What matters most is the successful outcome of the IVF procedure and the birth of healthy children. The place where the embryos were stored, whether in a medical center in Belarus or abroad, and regardless of its form of ownership, is not fundamentally important.
“Let her store them on the Moon if she wants. It is a woman’s choice. She should decide for herself how to live and what to do,” Aleksandr Lukashenko insisted.
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