This is underselling it. At its peak, post-Soviet Ukraine was the surrogacy capitol of Europe, but now it’s not “merely” women’s wombs but the women themselves are for sale as Ukrainian women are being trafficked at easily one of the highest rates ever (though a lot of it is refugees who are outside of Ukraine). I don’t know if it’s higher or lower than Ukraine ca. 1993.
Neoliberal hegemony and shock therapy have caused more suffering than anticommunists can pretend the Soviets did.
This is underselling it. At its peak, post-Soviet Ukraine was the surrogacy capitol of Europe, but now it’s not “merely” women’s wombs but the women themselves are for sale as Ukrainian women are being trafficked at easily one of the highest rates ever (though a lot of it is refugees who are outside of Ukraine). I don’t know if it’s higher or lower than Ukraine ca. 1993.
Neoliberal hegemony and shock therapy have caused more suffering than anticommunists can pretend the Soviets did.