https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_770 >To counter ... sharp decline of the population, the Communist Party decided that the Romanian population should be increased from 23 to 30 million inhabitants. In 1967 (1966 according to some sources), decree 770 was authorized by Ceaușescu. Abortion and contraception were declared **illegal**, except for: > women over 40 (later raised to 45) > women who had already borne four children (later raised to five) > women whose life would be threatened by carrying to term, due to medical complications > women who were pregnant through rape or incest >To enforce the decree, society was strictly controlled. Contraceptives disappeared from the shelves and all women were forced to be monitored monthly by a gynecologist. Any detected pregnancies were followed until birth. Secret police kept their eye on operations in hospitals closely