Procreation is the social duty of all fertile women, was the political thinking during the 1960s and 1970s in Romania. In 1966, Ceaucescu issued Decree 770, in which he forbade abortion for all women unless they were over forty or were already taking care of four children.
All forms of contraception were totally banned. The New Romanian Man was born. By 1969, the country had a million babies more than the previous average. Thousands of kindergartens were built overnight. Children had to participate in sports and cultural activities.
Romanian society was rapidly changing. By using very interesting archival footage and ...
Title: Decreteii / Children of the Decree - Full Movie
Published on Feb 28, 2013
Uploaded by: Florin Iepan
