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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. Romanian society was rapidly changing. By using very interesting archival footage and excerpts from old fiction films and by interviewing famous personalities from that time – gynecologists or mothers who were part of the new society - the director revives this period of tremendous oppression of personal freedom. Many deaths were caused by the mere fact that women, including wives of secret Romanian agents, famous TV presenters, and actresses, had to undergo illegal abortions. Many women were jailed for having them. Read More

Watch Children of the Decree online. Featuring Delia Bedeanu and Paula Ciupitu, Children of the Decree is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was released on 2005. Children of the Decree was directed by Wolf von Truchsess,Wolfgang Lehmann,Madalina Rosca. Read Less