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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Tory Shepherd

Image of ‘twin babies’ used by anti-abortion activist appears to show sugar gliders

A composite of two screenshots: the first from a video by TikTok user germainmaur showing two rescued baby sugar gliders (left), and the second from an X post from Joanna Howe (right).
A composite of two screenshots: the first from a video by TikTok user germainmaur showing two rescued baby sugar gliders (left), and the second from an X post from Joanna Howe (right). Composite: TikTok via user germainmaur/X via @ProfJoannaHowe

An image posted by anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claiming to show aborted twin girls called “Ruth and Emma” appears to be a picture of newborn sugar gliders.

The two little pink bodies are displayed on a clean white background and experts say the image does not look at all like the product of an abortion.

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