Anastasia Maunilova is reporter for the Russian daily business press. She covers a broad range of economic and social issues with a special focus on Russian social policy. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/anastasia-maunilova/rss en Health Reproductive Rights Thu, 23 Nov 2017 03:38:54 +0000 Anastasia Maunilova https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/23/russia-considers-ban-on-immoral-commercial-surrogacy-industry https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/23/russia-considers-ban-on-immoral-commercial-surrogacy-industry Russia’s rapidly developing surrogate industry may now grind to a halt, as members of the parliament debate banning the practice. The issue is dividing feminists, the surrogacy industry and surrogate mothers – who are often some of Russia’s poorest women.