There is this notion that “So many things that were bad with the Soviet Union for so long can be traced back to Joseph Stalin.” One specific mentioned such thing is the 1936 Family Code. So what was it about?
There is this notion that “So many things that were bad with the Soviet Union for so long can be traced back to Joseph Stalin.” One specific mentioned such thing is the 1936 Family Code. So what was it about?
I see, thank you for the links.
So the 1926 law was amended in 1936 to ban abortions, it later appears that Article 1 (the one banning abortions) was repealed in 1955, with the entire amendment act being repealed in 1968.
The 1955 decree shines a light on the reasoning for its implementation.
An incredibly stupid choice to have banned abortions in the first place, which we repeated here in Romania as well with Decree 770. It’s literally bad for everyone. Reproductive rights are infringed, and you end up with more orphans who are traumatized.
Something we should ask ourselves is why did the party decide that this was a necessary action to take considering the circumstances. From my limited understanding of it was related to a decline in births and the need for more workers. This is not an excuse for its implementation simply an attempt to underatand the situation. I don’t know why but I remeber that the law targeted forced abortion. This again going on memory was because husbands at this time were pressuring their wives into having abortions. Some auxillary notes on this topic is an increase in fundings for kindergartens and other facilites that would care for children lightening the burden on women. If i could find the sources for this I will add them in later. Do remember nothing happens in a vacuum so hold your critiques until you understand the full situation and not just part of it.