At One Time,80 Percent of U

question 20

Multiple Choice

At one time,80 percent of U.S.babies born out of wedlock were given up for adoption.This rate has dropped to about 2 or 3 percent because today

• A)most unwed mothers keep their babies.
• B)most babies are African American or biracial,and many people oppose transracial adoption.
• C)most babies available for adoption are physically handicapped and not adoptable.
• D)it is less expensive to use fertility technologies than to adopt.

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