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Romanian Women and Children: 20 Years Ago and Now

Romanian Women and Children: 20 Years Ago and Now. By: Whitney Hatch ENG 102 Section 5232. Why This Problem Needs to Be Solved. Romanian women are dying by the thousands Unwanted children are abandoned and left at orphanages

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Romanian Women and Children: 20 Years Ago and Now

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  1. Romanian Women and Children: 20 Years Ago and Now By: Whitney Hatch ENG 102 Section 5232

  2. Why This Problem Needs to Be Solved • Romanian women are dying by the thousands • Unwanted children are abandoned and left at orphanages • Romanian orphans are also dying because of abuse, disease, and malnutrition

  3. How Many Women Died Due to Illegal Abortions • President Ceausescu banned all legal abortions and education and proper medical care for doctors when performing abortions • Doctors were not allowed to use proper tools or medicine for abortions • Women in return were dying when receiving illegal abortions

  4. Ways to Change Romania • The government needs to take control and enforce the new laws • Organizations need to educate and help families and women learn more about contraceptives, sexually transmitted diseases, abortion • Organizations can also provide better care for children and orphans

  5. Romania • Romania’s women were first praised for having up to ten children • When Ceausescu became president, his antiabortion plan became a law and women were now forced to having several children • Excess children were left behind in

  6. Romania Continued… • orphanages • Romanian orphans were abused, neglected, underdeveloped, and malnourished

  7. Became president of Romania in 1985 Outlawed abortion and contraceptives as part of his plan to populate the country Many families and women were forced to abandon their newborns Orphanages overflowed with children, who were neglected and abused because of the lack of help in the orphanages Communist President, Nicolae Ceausescu

  8. Romania’s “Lost Generation” • Orphans were often tied to their cribs for days at a time, leaving sores all over their bodies • They also were so neglected that they did not show any kind of emotion • Orphans were underdeveloped and many faced life threatening situations

  9. Orphans often had the AIDS virus Many believed it was passed on from their mothers Others believed it was transmitted from dirty needles, used as toys Like the children, women also faced AIDS head on With contraceptives outlawed, many women were having unprotected sex The Threat of AIDS

  10. Changes in the Government • It was 1989 when the Romanian government overthrew Ceausescu • Abortion and contraceptives became legal again • The number of legal abortions hit one million in 1990

  11. Changes in the Government Continued… • Many organizations were formed to bring health and education back into Romania • One organization was Romanian Ministry of Health (MOH)

  12. Changes Continued… • MOH helped the government form programs where women, children, and families could learn about proper health care and family planning. • Other organizations also helped in planning programs to educate doctors and nurses on how to perform abortions the correct way and what contraceptives were appropriate • Women, children, and families were also educated on how to fight against diseases, how to use protection in sex, and what to look for in doctors

  13. Surviving • Orphans that survived the abuse in the orphanages often lost themselves in the world • Many lived on the streets, were addicted to drugs or alcohol and many were violent

  14. The lucky ones were able to move on from the neglect and start families of their own and get jobs Many countries stepped up and began adopting the orphans People believed that the severity of neglect Romanian orphans faced would damage their brains forever One boy, Nicky, was adopted when he was 7-months-old and is one of the highest students in his class today Surviving Continued…

  15. Surviving Continued… • A little girl who was adopted as a toddler has grown up with frontal lobe damage to her brain • She is still unable to feel and express emotion

  16. Overcoming the Tragedy • Ceausescu put women in a tough situation when he forbid abortion • Women and children went through terrible things but have come out stronger • Families, as well as doctors, are becoming more knowledgeable due to programs the government as set up

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