Communism In Romania During The 1970's

During the 1970's, Communism was still very prevalent in the country of Romania. Under the rule of Romanian Communist Nicolae Ceau?escu, the economy was in decline, largely due to the effects of Communism and Ceausescu's misguided plans to relieve Romania's debt. It is also important to know that under Ceausescu's rule, birth control and abortion had been outlawed. With that said, the people of Romania continued to have children but could not afford to feed and support them. As a result, large numbers of children were sent to orphanages that were often inhumane. The thought was that the children would be better off in the state run orphanages than with their impoverished families. This was not the case because the orphanages were also home