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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Natasha May

Canberra Health Services apologises for video that left endometriosis advocates ‘appalled’

Canberra hospital sign
The video, intended to provide an overview of how emergency departments worked, has been taken down from Canberra Health Services’ Instagram. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Canberra Health Services has removed a video it acknowledged was “not well executed and open to misinterpretation” after “appalled” advocates of endometriosis accused the government organisation of diminishing the acute pain of people living with endometriosis and arthritis.

The video, intended to provide an overview of how emergency departments worked as part of a larger health literacy campaign, has since been deleted from Canberra Health Services’ Instagram account. It is still visible on ABC News.

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