Increased Use of the Birth-Control Pill in the 1960s Was

question 112

Multiple Choice

Increased use of the birth-control pill in the 1960s was in some measure responsible for

• A) the trend toward more casual sexual mores among young people.
• B) the decline in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.
• C) the decline in the number of abortions.
• D) the trend away from sterilization as a means of controlling fertility.

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