Ko te matenga o te kukune, o te kikiri rānei i roto i te kōpū o te whaea, mai i te whakatōnga tae atu ki te wiki 24 o te hapūtanga. Ina whakatauria e te wahine kia whakamatea te kukune, te kikiri rānei i roto i a ia, ka kīia tērā ko te whakatahe.
The death of a foetus or embryo in the mother’s womb, any time from conception up to the 24th week of pregnancy. A deliberate termination of a foetus or embryo is called an induced abortion.
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