title: The politics of reproduction in Ceausescu's Romania:  a case study in political culture.
abstract: The author analyzes "the politics of reproduction in Romania...[in order] to comprehend better the...legacy of the Ceausescu era.... This study also enables us to focus on the social implications and human costs of restrictive reproductive legislation and policies, especially as they impact on the lives of women and children.... In this report, I will explore the relationship between official rhetoric, policy, and everyday practice through an analysis of the politics of reproduction during Ceausescu's reign.  I will discuss Ceausescu's pronatalist policies, and comment on the human dramas born of them:  illegal abortion, child abandonment, infant AIDS, and international adoption."
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kligman
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002668:Child Rearing; D003148:Communism; D003415:Crime; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004194:Disease; D004467:Economics; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005193:Family Planning Services; D015658:HIV Infections; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D011056:Political Systems; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012383:Romania; D012940:Social Problems; D012950:Socialism; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014777:Virus Diseases; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Abortion Law; Abortion, Illegal; Abortion, Induced; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adoption; Age Factors; Behavior; Child; Child Abuse; Child Rearing; Communism; Crime; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Diseases; Eastern Europe; Economic Factors; Europe; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Hiv Infections; Policy; Political Factors; Political Systems; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Pronatalist Policy; Romania; Social Policy; Social Problems; Socialism; Socioeconomic Factors; Viral Diseases; Women's Status; Youth