Abortion and the right to life in post-Communist Eastern Europe and Russia.

Introduction

The Cold War was, after all, about values. That is what people risked and sometimes gave up their lives for. States took values seriously: massive armies faced each other across value-divided lines around the world; behind them nuclear missiles cast a global shadow. The Cold War ended when the political system that suppressed freedom and imposed injustice was replaced by one that made freedom secure and justice possible. Having acquired power to decide their common future, people were free to talk about how to reflect values in their laws and institutions, and to act accordingly. They could form associations and petition the authorities and demonstrate for ...

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