Traditional Māori no strangers to abortion

The accidental or deliberate loss of conception has never been an unknown phenomena to the indigenous people here in Aotearoa.12 Maori women have been recipients of traditional methods of pregnancy loss, many in living memory. When these are eroded by inequalities informed by colonialism, race, clas...

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Published inNursing New Zealand (Wellington, N.Z. : 1995) Vol. 26; no. 2; p. 35
Main Author Grice, Jade Le
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wellington New Zealand Nurses' Organisation 01.03.2020
Subjects
Abortion
Colonialism
Native peoples
Pregnancy
Spirituality
Womens health
New Zealand
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ISSN1173-2032

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Summary:The accidental or deliberate loss of conception has never been an unknown phenomena to the indigenous people here in Aotearoa.12 Maori women have been recipients of traditional methods of pregnancy loss, many in living memory. When these are eroded by inequalities informed by colonialism, race, class, gender, gender identity, fatism and ableism (discrimination in favour of the able-bodied), it constrains our decisions, choices and what we deem possible. Reproduction is an area where Maori have been subject to colonial control, and where women have been subject to patriarchal control.6 This includes the struggle to be recognised as a mother, free from the surveillance of institutional authorities, like the state, the church and the community, all of which police norms and values around appropriate femininity.
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ISSN:1173-2032