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Who Gets Born? Pre-birth Testing Choicebook

Pre-birth testing

Approach one: ‘My choice my right’

Approach two: ‘Life is a gift’

Approach three: ‘Tangata whenua’

Approach four: ‘It’s about information, knowledge and the public's involvement’

So what’s the issue, what can be done, and what are the arguments against each approach?

Glossary

Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council

Glossary

These are an approximation of the meaning of the Māori expressions used in this document – rather than a translation.

Hapū: Pregnant or subtribe
Hapūtanga: Pregnancy or subtribal
Iwi: Tribe
Iwitanga: Tribal
Kōrero: Discussion, debate
Mana: Status, dignity, pride
Matauranga: Knowledge
Mauri: Life force
Tangata whenua: People of the land (indigenous inhabitants/native people)
Tangi: Funeral, to cry
Te reo: Language
Tikanga: Custom, rule
Tino rangitiratanga: Independence
Whakapapa: Geneology
Whānau: Family
Whānaungatanga: Familial relationships
Whenua: Land

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