55. člen // Article 55

Kot jugoslovanska socialistična republika je imela Slovenija že od leta 1974 v ustavi zapisano pravico do odločanja o rojstvih otrok, ko se je osamosvajala, pa je bila ta znova postavljena pod vprašaj … Predstava temelji na arhivskem gradivu, zapisih o tistem času in pogovorih. Tako osvetljuje pripoved o povezovanju, podpori in zavezništvu, zaradi katerih je pravica do izbire v Sloveniji danes zaščitena z ustavo.
55. ČLEN
Dokumentarna proslava
Režija: Tjaša Črnigoj
Igrajo: Tamara Avguštin k. g., Anja Novak, Katarina Stegnar, Miranda Trnjanin k. g.
Partnerica uprizoritve je RTV Slovenija.
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Slovenia has the right to contraception and elective pregnancy termination enshrined in its constitution. In Slovenia, safe abortion is relatively accessible, and hormonal contraception is mostly covered by insurance. This is a rarity worldwide.
Article 55 traveled back to the 1980s and early 1990s. It has reconstructed the time in which the socialist system was coming to a close and the entire region experienced a surge in nationalist tendencies, but which was also marked by new civil movements and feminism. As a socialist republic, Slovenia had the right to choose to bear children written in the constitution since 1974, however, this right was questioned during the process of the country gaining independence.
The most heated polemics about the new constitution were triggered by the article concerning women’s reproductive rights. Some suggested simply to leave it out. Women’s or feminist groups fought determinedly against it and insisted that these rights remain enshrined in the Constitution.
ARTICLE 55
A documentary celebration
Directed by: Tjaša Črnigoj
Cast: Tamara Avguštin, Anja Novak, Katarina Stegnar, Miranda Trnjanin
The partner of the production is RTV Slovenija.
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