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Abstract
The practice of abortion and infanticide in pre and early European New Zealand is confirmed. The reasons for these practices and the methods used are discussed in relation to early Maori attitudes and mythology.Entities:
Keywords: Abortion, Induced--history; Abortion, Induced--religious aspects; Crime; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Infanticide--history; Infanticide--religious aspects; New Zealand; Oceania; Population Control; Sex Preference; Social Problems
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Year: 1977 PMID: 273782
Source DB: PubMed Journal: N Z Med J ISSN: 0028-8446