Decree 770

Decree 770
State Council of Romania
  • Decree No. 770 of October 1, 1966, on Measures to Regulate Pregnancy Interruption
    Romanian: Decret Nr. 770 din 1 octombrie 1966 - pentru reglementarea întreruperii cursului sarcinii
Territorial extentSocialist Republic of Romania
Enacted byState Council of Romania
Enacted1 October 1966
Repealed26 December 1989
Repeals
Decree No. 463 (1957)
Amended by
Decree 53 (1972)
Decree 411 (1985)
Repealed by
Decree - Law No. 1 (1989)
Status: Repealed
The birth and death rate in Romania from 1950 to 2050. Decree 770 was signed by Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1967. The birthrate surged in 1967. It returned to its previous trend, as people found ways to circumvent the decree.

Decree 770 was a decree of the communist government of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, signed in 1967. It restricted abortion and contraception in Romania, and was intended to create a new and large Romanian population. The term decreței (from Romanian decret 'decree'; diminutive decrețel) is used to refer to those Romanians born during the time period immediately following the decree.

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