Airline staff demanded she take a pregnancy test before boarding the plane to "ensure US immigration laws were not undermined".
飛往這個美國島嶼前，一家航空公司要求女乘客驗孕
以中國媽媽為主的孕婦遊客掀起塞班島旅遊產子熱潮后，當地政府倍感擔憂，並迫使航空公司嚴格篩查乘客。
Midori Nishida, 25, was flying on a Hong Kong Express Airways plane in November to the island of Saipan, part of the Northern Mariana Islands.
They have become popular for foreign women to give birth as it gives US citizenship eligibility.
The airline was trying to "ensure US immigration laws were not undermined".
It initially said the test was part of a "fit-to-fly" assessment. However, it has now apologised "unreservedly" for the incident.
In 2018, more tourists than residents gave birth in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to the territory's data. This is thought to be heavily due to foreign women - including many from China - travelling to the territory to give birth.
Midori Nishida, 25, was flying on a Hong Kong Express Airways plane in November to the island of Saipan, part of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Health Plan Sign-Ups Rise Even as G.O.P. Plans Its Repeal
- The Obama administration said 6.4 million people had signed up so far for health insurance for 2017 despite the program’s uncertain future.
- The new sign-ups — an increase of 400,000 over a similar point last year — could undermine the argument that the law is in free fall.
Obama's Foreign-Policy Ideas Fire Up Rivals
Barack Obama's pledge to hold direct talks with foreign adversaries is drawing fire from rivals and political strategists. Critics say the approach may legitimize leaders whose power the U.S. seeks to undermine. ( March 26, 2008 -- 3:43 a.m. EDT)
fire sb up phrasal verb
to make someone become excited or angry:We had an argument about it and she got all fired up.legitimate
adjective
1 allowed by law:
The army must give power back to the legitimate government.
2 reasonable and acceptable:
He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.
3 A legitimate child is one whose parents are legally married at the time of his or her birth.
legitimately
adverb
Most foreign visitors to Britain enter the country legitimately (= legally).
legitimacy
noun [U]
The government expressed serious doubts about the legitimacy of military action (= about whether it is allowed by law).
legitimize, UK USUALLY legitimise
verb [T] (US legitimate) FORMAL
The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize (= make acceptable) their violent actions.
undermine
verb [T]
to make someone less confident, less powerful or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
The President has accused two cabinet ministers of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
Criticism just undermines their confidence.
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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