Decree 770

So in the, I want to say in the 1960s or something, now we had Ceaușescu, which was the dictator of Romania at that point.

um he made this decree 770 which states because he wanted to raise the population of romania so we could be powerful and blah blah blah and um he didn't think twice he just said yeah so we'll make this decree 770 we'll make sure that women have children at least five children per household We'll check, we'll do medical checks, we'll ban abortion, we'll ban contraceptives, everything.

And that led into an influx of children and families that couldn't take care of five kids.

And so that's- And

Yes, Ceausescu government pursued aggressive pro-natalist policies designed to increase Romania's population.

Abortion was severely restricted beginning with decree 770 in 1966 with limited exceptions.

Contraception was also difficult to obtain.

Women could face intrusive state monitoring connected to reproduction.

Romania under Ceausescu shows why that distinction matters.

Decree 770, issued in 1966, pursued a higher birth rate through state coercion.

Women resisted through clandestine abortions, and families relinquished children they couldn't support.

The birth rate eventually moved back toward its former path, but women bore sharply increased maternal death, and children bore institutionalization.