"With due respect to those who toil over them, research papers tend to the dry and formal. So, it comes as a surprise to read this passage in a paper Indigenous (Māori) perspectives on abortion in New Zealand. “I have never had a medical abortion, though I went through a miscarriage as a teenager. I confided to my nan and was reassured by her advice not to blame myself as my body was just not developed enough to carry a baby.”

Psychologist Jade Le Grice is the lead author of the paper, and it is her experience she shares. Her reasons for doing so are inextricably linked to how she sees her roles and responsibilities as a Mana Wāhine (Māori woman) researcher, exploring the most intimate and contested aspects of our humanity, our sexuality, how we learn about it, express it and sadly what prompts the violence that can accompany it."

Opening paragraphs, of this piece written by Gilbert Wong for the University of Auckland's website, exploring the work of Jade Le Grice. Record #8635