Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included_____________?

Correct answer: D. china's practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.

  • A. Italy's practice of punishing couples who have two or more children.
  • B. Brazil's refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children
  • C. France's elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children.
  • D. china's practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.

Explanation

China's coercive population-control policy included financial penalties for unauthorised pregnancies and pressure to terminate them. The other examples do not accurately describe well-known national fertility-control practices.

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