Pop Eleches Documentary Summary
Summary
Pop-Eleches (2006) discusses the socioeconomic outcomes of children that were born during the abortion and contraception ban that was implemented by the Ceausescu regime in Romania from 1967 to 1989. Interestingly, Romania is a unique case study, because unlike others, the country had liberal abortion legislation that was later overturned and replaced with a rigid and enforced abortion ban. Meanwhile, other studies often focused on the socioeconomic outcomes of children in the United States of America after the legalization of abortion.
Studies from the United States of America found that the socioeconomic outcomes of unwanted pregnancies that could have been legally terminated but were not, were more likely to be living in poverty, …show more content…
In fact, while the documentary we watched in class focuses on the consequences of the legislation on women, Pop-Eleches focuses on the consequences upon the children. For example, while the documentary displays how women underwent illegal abortions, this article provides insight into the resulting positive future prospects for their children, in regards to crime, health, and education.
Furthermore, while watching the documentary, I was interested in how the ban of abortion impacted the national crime rates in the 1990’s and 2000’s. It was found that the cohort of children born between 1967 and 1969 had lower crime rates than those born prior to 1976. Meanwhile, the cohort of children born after 1970 had higher crime rates than those born prior to the ban of abortion. However, the degree of change of crime rates between these cohorts is minimal. However, Pop-Eleches does admit that there exist a variety of factors that contribute to the country’s crime rates, and that his findings are not dependent on the banning of abortion (Pop-Eleches 2006:767).
In conclusion, this paper allowed me to further understand not only the affects of Ceausescu’s abortion ban on women, but also the socioeconomic outcomes of the children who were born during this
Pop-Eleches (2006) discusses the socioeconomic outcomes of children that were born during the abortion and contraception ban that was implemented by the Ceausescu regime in Romania from 1967 to 1989. Interestingly, Romania is a unique case study, because unlike others, the country had liberal abortion legislation that was later overturned and replaced with a rigid and enforced abortion ban. Meanwhile, other studies often focused on the socioeconomic outcomes of children in the United States of America after the legalization of abortion.
Studies from the United States of America found that the socioeconomic outcomes of unwanted pregnancies that could have been legally terminated but were not, were more likely to be living in poverty, …show more content…
In fact, while the documentary we watched in class focuses on the consequences of the legislation on women, Pop-Eleches focuses on the consequences upon the children. For example, while the documentary displays how women underwent illegal abortions, this article provides insight into the resulting positive future prospects for their children, in regards to crime, health, and education.
Furthermore, while watching the documentary, I was interested in how the ban of abortion impacted the national crime rates in the 1990’s and 2000’s. It was found that the cohort of children born between 1967 and 1969 had lower crime rates than those born prior to 1976. Meanwhile, the cohort of children born after 1970 had higher crime rates than those born prior to the ban of abortion. However, the degree of change of crime rates between these cohorts is minimal. However, Pop-Eleches does admit that there exist a variety of factors that contribute to the country’s crime rates, and that his findings are not dependent on the banning of abortion (Pop-Eleches 2006:767).
In conclusion, this paper allowed me to further understand not only the affects of Ceausescu’s abortion ban on women, but also the socioeconomic outcomes of the children who were born during this