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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Authorities seek to remove from social media image of foetus being circulated by Australian anti-abortion activists

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The Townsville Hospital and Health Service said it is investigating the ‘serious breach of confidentiality’ around how the image of a foetus was taken and shared, first in a post by anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe. Photograph: miniseries/Getty Images

A distressing picture of a foetus being called “baby Samuel” is now being used by a broad range of anti-abortion activists.

Authorities are trying to have the image removed from social media, while the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) is investigating how it was taken and shared.

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