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    Decree 770 - Wikipedia

    • Decree 770 was a decree of the communist government of Romanian dictator Nicolae CeauČ™escu, signed in 1967. It restricted abortion and contraception, and was intended to create a new and large Romanian population. The term decreČ›ei (from the Romanian language word decret, meaning "decree"; diminutive decreČ›el) is used to refer to those Ro… See more

    Origin of the decree

    Before 1968, the Romanian abortion policy was one of the most liberal in Europe. Because the availability of contraceptive methods was poor, abortion became the foremost method of Romanian family planning. … See more

    Enforcement

    To enforce the decree, society was strictly controlled. Contraceptives were removed from sale and all women were required to be monitored monthly by a gynecologist. Any detected pregnancies were followed until birth. … See more

    Circumvention and mortality

    In the 1970s, birth rates declined again. Economic pressure on families remained, and people began to seek ways to circumvent the decree. Wealthier women were able to obtain contraceptives illegally or to bribe … See more

    What happened to Romania after Decree 770?
    As the birth rate came down in Romania after Decree 770, the maternal mortality rate tripled. Ceausescu’s policy to increase the Romanian population failed to achieve its goal. It imposed pain, injury, and death on Romanian women. It also created another problem, which will be with the country for 80 years or so — the short, sharp baby boom of ’67.
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  1. Decree 770 was a decree of the communist Romanian government of Nicolae Ceaușescu, signed in 1967. It restricted abortion and contraception, and was intended to create a new and large Romanian population.

    Decree 770 - Wikipedia

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    Decree 770 "Decree 770" prohibiting abortion and contraception was proclaimed in Romania on 1 October 1966. It was the main element of a programme intended to accelerate population growth and support eugenic manipulation.

    Decree 770 | ENRS

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    What was Decree 770?
    Decree 770 was a decree of the communist government of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, signed in 1967. It restricted abortion and contraception, and was intended to create a new and large Romanian population.

    Decree 770 - Wikipedia

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    How did Decree 770 affect abortion?
    In an effort to ensure "normal demographic growth", Decree 770 was authorized by Nicolae Ceaușescu 's government. The decree criminalized abortion except in the following cases: The effect of this policy was a sudden transition from a birth rate of 14.3 per 1,000 in 1966 to 27.4 per 1,000 in 1967, though it fell back to 14.3 in 1983.

    Abortion in Romania - Wikipedia

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    What happened to Romania after Decree 770?
    As the birth rate came down in Romania after Decree 770, the maternal mortality rate tripled. Ceausescu’s policy to increase the Romanian population failed to achieve its goal. It imposed pain, injury, and death on Romanian women. It also created another problem, which will be with the country for 80 years or so — the short, sharp baby boom of ’67.

    Ceausescu’s Longest-Lasting Legacy — The Cohort of ’67

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    Why did the Communist Party adopt the Decree 770?
    Taking into account the State’s need of labour force in order to realise the extensive industrialisation program, the Communist Party decided to increase the population from 23 to 30 millions of inhabitants. Therefore in 1967 it was adopted the Decree 770 by which the abortion and using of contraceptive means were prohibited.

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  3. The Donella Meadows Project
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    Ceausescu’s Longest-Lasting Legacy — The Cohort of ’67

  4. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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    THE 1966 LAW CONCERNING PROHIBITION OF ABORTION

  5. The Washington Post
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    Romania’s abortion ban tore at society, a warning for U.S.

    Sep 15, 2022 · Without warning, on Oct. 1, 1966, Ceausescu’s government issued Decree 770, banning abortion in almost all cases. This was a stark departure from a 1957 law that had liberalized abortion in Romania, …

  6. Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Romania

    Abortion in Romania - Wikipedia

  7. Alpha History
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    Romania under Ceausescu - Alpha History

    One of Ceausescu’s objectives was to arrest a decline in the birth rate and increase Romania’s population from 25 million to 30 million. This gave rise to one of the 20th century’s most pervasive attempts at social engineering. In the late …

  8. Pictolic
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    Forced labor, or How Ceausescu by decree 770 - Pictolic

    A good example of such an "unpopular solution" to the birth rate problem is Decree 770 of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu. He became a classic example of how a strong-willed decision of an incompetent person can bring …

  9. UMSU
    https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/.../2017-03-29-decree-770

    Decree 770 - University of Melbourne

  10. WikiMili
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    Decree 770 - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader

  11. Farrago
    https://farragomagazine.com/article/farrago/2017-03-29-decree-770

    Decree 770 - Farrago