Word: ceausescus
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Elena has launched an aggressive drive to boost Rumania's population. Under the program, designed to raise the national birthrate from 15 per 1,000 inhabitants to 20 or more, mothers receive $125 for each child after their first. Families are urged to follow the Ceausescus' example by having three children. Abortion is illegal except in certain highly restricted cases, and those convicted of performing the operation may be sent to jail. To enforce the law gynecological wards are watched by police representatives, who must approve obstetric operations...