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7. Yes, it was Romania, under Nicolae Ceaușescu

Because the Romanian birthrate was falling, the Romanian communist government enacted a measure known as Decree 770, outlawing abortion and all forms of birth control. It's hard to find details about how it was enforced, but a Wikipedia article on Decree 770 includes this:

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 a close eye on hospital procedures.

The Wikipedia article has more details about the impact on Romanian society and the unwanted children born as a result of the decree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_770