In China, a "one-child" policy implemented around 1979 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) 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

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The one-child policy did not result in males living longer than females. Instead, the unintended consequences included an imbalance in gender ratios, with many more unmarried men than women, a large number of newborn girls being placed up for adoption or abandoned, and an increase in abortions of female fetuses.

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