Samantha, a pregnant wife, found that she was set to have septuplets.However, she feared that she would be unable to support all her children financially and decided to undergo an operation that would abort some fetuses.In this scenario, Samantha is undergoing a procedure known as ________.
A) egg freezing
B) artificial insemination
C) surrogacy
D) selective reduction

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Selective reduction is a procedure where one or more fetuses are selectively aborted while leaving the others to reduce the number of multiple pregnancies. In this scenario, Samantha is undergoing a selective reduction procedure due to financial constraints in supporting all her septuplets. Options A, B, and C are not applicable in this scenario. Egg freezing is a process where a woman's eggs are frozen and stored for future fertilization, artificial insemination is a process where sperm is artificially introduced into a woman's uterus to facilitate fertilization, and surrogacy is a process where another woman carries and gives birth to a child for a couple who cannot conceive.

Samantha, a Pregnant Wife, Found That She Was Set to Have