Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Infanticide

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes infanticide?

• A)it is the death of an infant or child through beating,smothering,poisoning or drowning
• B)it is the death of an infant or child through food deprivation or failure to provide adequately for the child
• C)it is the death of an infant or child through direct or indirect means
• D)it is universally caused by the preference for a child of one gender as opposed to another
• E)it is nonexistent in industrial societies

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Incidence

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Federal Tax System

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Perfectly Elastic

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