A women has the right to make her own decision about childbearing. If she does not want children, she has the right to abortion which is performed free of charge in state medical institutions. Special antenatal clinics provide free advice, information and means of contraception. A woman has an equal right with a man to become a guardian, custodian or adoptive parent of a child, and enjoys equal rights when carrying out such obligations. In the USSR, adoption is allowed only where it is in the interests of the children. The children's interests are the primary consideration in providing for guardianship or custody and selecting the guardian or custodian. The husband and wife enjoy complete equality of personal and property rights arising from marriage. When marrying, they select one of the surnames as the common surname, this being either the husband's or the wife's surname. They also have the right to retain their single names. If the marriage is dissolved, a wife who had taken her husband's surname may, if she wants to, retain it, or apply to have her maiden name restored; the husband has no right to object to his wife's retaining the surname she took when entering the marriage. The spouses have equal rights to all property accumulated in the course of the marriage; each of them is equally able to own, enjoy and dispose of the whole property. These rights remain equal also when one of the spouses had been occupied in caring for the children, running the household or had other reasons for the lack of an independent income. Property owned by the spouses before marriage remains their separate individual property. Each of them, both the husband and the wife, deals independently with their own property.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the rights and equality of women in the USSR, particularly in the context of family, marriage, and childbearing. The text discusses issues related to reproductive health, adoption, property rights, and personal autonomy, which suggests that the category should be related to human rights or social issues.

**Category**
Health, Education