Abortion and the New Yugoslav Woman

Abortion and the New Yugoslav Woman

July 13, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 136

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This episode discusses the unique approach of Socialist Yugoslavia to reproductive rights, particularly abortion, and features guest Branka Bogdan.

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). * * * On Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an ad-free episode; exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast explo...

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