Breaking the Silence
Description
While independence from communist rule brought certain freedoms to Central and Eastern Europe, newly-liberated republics actually began reversing their citizens' reproductive rights. A 1956 Polish resolution that had legalized abortion was overturned in 1989; contraceptives and sex education were also banned. Similar restrictions sprang up in Lithuania, Slovakia, Moldova, Georgia, and the Ukraine-even women with dangerous pregnancies were now forced to give birth or seek unsafe, underground abortions. In this program, women from Central and Eastern Europe discuss their personal struggles for reproductive rights and discuss the role played by a patriarchal culture in stigmatizing sexual issues.
Runtime
58 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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