Slovakia Roma women fight for lost children – level 1
11-09-2025 07:00
In Slovakia, many Roma women have a big problem. In the 1990s, doctors sterilize them.
It means that these women cannot have more children. The women do not agree. Some women only learn about it many years later, when they cannot have more babies. They feel sad. People judge them. In Roma culture, a big family is very important, so this hurts them a lot.
Now, some women and helpers want fairness and money from the state. A group helps women and looks at hospital papers. More than 140 women in two places have this problem. The government says sorry and may give money, but not everyone in Slovakia agrees. The women still hope for fairness.
Difficult words: sterilize (to make someone unable to have children), judge (to have an opinion about someone, often not a fair one), fairness (acting in a way which is right and fair).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
What actions are women and their helpers taking to obtain fairness and compensation from the state?
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