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Abortion and the New Yugoslav Woman
13 July 2026

Abortion and the New Yugoslav Woman

Remembering Yugoslavia

About

Yugoslavia, not France, was the world's first country to enshrine the right to abortion in its constitution. Socialist Yugoslavia wielded reproductive regulation as a state and nation-building instrument to construct a unique communist project.

With Branka Bogdan (New Yugoslav Woman: Reproductive Regulation in Socialist Yugoslavia, 2025).


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Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.

    Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Abortion/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOK

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