In China,a "one-child" policy cut the birth rate in half.Although the intended goal of reducing poverty was achieved,several unintended consequences were identified.All the following were unintended consequences EXCEPT for:

A) there being far more unmarried men in China than women.
B) millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.
C) males living longer than females.
D) increased abortions of female fetuses.

One-Child Policy

A government-imposed limit of one child per family, famously utilized by China from 1979 to 2015 to control population growth.

Birth Rate

A statistical measure representing the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population per year.

Unintended Consequences

Outcomes that are not anticipated or intended, often as a result of an action or a series of actions that diverge from the original objectives.