Witness History
Witness History
Romania's Abortion Ban
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October 23, 2017
9 minutes
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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)