Why was Puerto Rico chosen as the location for the first trial of the birth control pill in 1956?

A. Because contraceptives were legal and socially acceptable, and the island was facing a population boom and high rates of poverty and unemployment
B. Because contraceptives were illegal and the researchers wanted to challenge the law
C. Because the researchers wanted to test the pill on a predominantly Protestant population
D. Because it had the largest population of women in the world
Answer: 