Who Gets Born?

A report on the cultural, ethical and spiritual aspects of pre-birth testing by Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council

Letter from the Chair / He reta nā te Tiamana

Executive summary

1. Introduction

2. Deliberating about pre-birth testing: a new approach

3. What the Bioethics Council heard

4. E kore au e ngaro he kākano i ruia mai i rangiātea: Māori deliberations on pre-birth testing

5. The Bioethics Council’s thinking

6. Summary of recommendations

Appendix A: The ‘Who Gets Born?’ Process

Appendix B: Executive summary from Ascentum’s final report on the Bioethics Council’s Online Deliberation, 26 March 2008

Appendix C: Pre-birth testing Project Evaluation (CRESA)

Appendix D: Glossary of terms

Appendix E: References, resources and further reading

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