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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Townsville hospital investigates after South Australian anti-abortion activist posts image of aborted foetus

Dr Joanna Howe speaks to supporters of abortion law reform on the steps of Parliament House in Adelaide in 2024.
Dr Joanna Howe speaks to supporters of abortion law reform on the steps of Parliament House in Adelaide in 2024. Photograph: Matt Turner/AAP

Townsville hospital is investigating an alleged privacy breach after anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe said a “whistleblower” had sent her an image containing distressing and sensitive abortion content.

Howe posted a video on social media that included a picture of a 16-week-old foetus that she said was taken inside the hospital’s Butterfly Room, a place for grieving parents, saying “Samuel” was “born alive” after an abortion.

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