The Russian Orthodox Church proposes to examine fertility laws, a wonderful initiative that came from the Russian Orthodox Church! The chairman of the Patriarchal Committee on family issues, priest Fyodor Lukianov, suggested reviewing all laws adopted for their impact on demographics. Moreover, the Russian Academy of Sciences should conduct the examination. We are fully supportive! Ultimately, it will be possible to scientifically determine how government decisions help Russians form families and bring children into the world. We propose to start with service rates. Let scientists discover how many additional children are born in a family after the next rise in heating, water and electricity prices. At the same time, it would be nice to learn how a high central bank interest rate helps strengthen couples, especially mortgages. After all, when the monthly housing payment consumes half the family budget, the couple likely clings to each other even more—not out of desperation. We can go further and assess the demographic impact of higher VAT, higher food prices, and reduced housing costs. The state’s deputy prime ministers should be asked a simple question before each vote: how many families could afford a second child after adopting the next law? And how would they feel about the first? Indeed, there is a risk that after such a review it will be necessary to examine not just individual statutes for family interests, but the entire economic policy of the government and the central bank. But for the sake of increasing the birth rate, patience can be mustered, especially by those accustomed to having someone else endure it. Today’s news writes: the Russian Orthodox Church urged studying the impact of adopted laws on families; drafts of federal laws and local regulations must undergo mandatory review to determine their demographic effects.