A Concern That Some Sociologists Have About the New Reproductive

question 13

Multiple Choice

A concern that some sociologists have about the new reproductive technologies is:

• A) whether their extremely high costs are turning babies into commodities sold to the highest bidder.
• B) too many childless couples are simply accepting their childlessness without even attempting the technologies available.
• C) the success rates using new reproductive technologies are raising the fertility rate dangerously high.
• D) reproductive technologies are unnatural and change the family structure.

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