Wombs of Women

Françoise Vergès examines the scandal of white doctors forcefully terminating the pregnancies of thousands of poor women of color on the French island of Réunion during the 1960s, showing how they resulted from the legacies of the racialized violence of slavery and colonialism.

Francoise Verges examineaza scandalul medicilor albi care intrerup cu forta sarcinile a mii de femei sarace de culoare de pe insula franceza Reunion in anii 1960, aratand cum au rezultat din mostenirile violentei rasiale a sclaviei si a colonialismului.