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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Anti-abortion activist concedes pictures of human foetuses may have been sugar glider joeys

Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe pictured speaking to supporters of an abortion law reform on the steps of Parliament House in Adelaide in September 2024.
Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe pictured speaking to supporters of an abortion law reform on the steps of Parliament House in Adelaide in September 2024.
Photograph: Matt Turner/AAP

The anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe has conceded she may have used a “scam” email featuring a picture of sugar glider joeys, referring to them as human foetuses, to promote her views – but it “was an insignificant detail”.

In a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday afternoon, Howe said it appeared she had been “scammed” when someone emailed her claiming to give details about their medical abortion, including an image that Howe referred to as twin girls she called Ruth and Emma.

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