Remembering Yugoslavia

Abortion and the New Yugoslav Woman

Peter Korchnak with Branka Bogdan Episode 136

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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.

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