Adoption is a legal process through which the rights and duties of parenting are transferred from a child's biological parents and/or legal parents to new legal parents. According to the text's discussion of adoption,______________.
A) a new birth certificate is issued in most adoptions
B) matching adoptable children with prospective adoptive parents is a straightforward process
C) more infants are available for adoption today than in the past
D) today very few U.S. parents seek to adopt children from developing nations

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According to the text, a new birth certificate is typically issued in most adoptions. Option B is incorrect as the adoption process involves thorough evaluation and matching the child's needs with the prospective parents'. Option C is incorrect as the text doesn't provide any comparison between the availability of infants for adoption in the past versus today. Option D is incorrect as the text doesn't mention anything about U.S. parents seeking to adopt children from developing nations.

Adoption Is a Legal Process Through Which the Rights and Duties