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World Service,23 Oct 2017,9 mins

Romania's Abortion Ban

Witness History

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Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu made abortion illegal in October 1966 - but many women still tried to end their pregnancies, by sometimes desperate means. Sorina Voiculescu was one of the millions of Romanian women who had an illegal abortion under the ban. (Photo shows: A pregnant woman. Photo credit: PA)

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