Which of the following is not a reason why china’s one-child policy is controversial? a. the policy may violate human rights. b. the policy may discourage gender equality. c. the policy may violate reproductive rights. d. the policy largely has failed to discourage growth.

The answer is (D): the policy largely has failed to discourage growth.

Explanation:

China's one-child policy was a strategy that was implemented in China by the Chinese government to restrict Chinese families to give birth to one child irrespective of their gender. The main reason why the policy was introduced was to address the issue of increasing the growth rate of the country’s population, which was viewed to be increasing very rapidly.

The answer is D (The policy largely has failed to discourage growth) because it is not a reason why China’s one-child policy is controversial since the policy had a tangible effect on growth.