Anti-abortion activist concedes pictures of human foetuses may have been sugar glider joeys
Summary
An anti-abortion activist, Joanna Howe, admitted that a picture she used, claiming it showed human fetuses, was likely of sugar glider babies instead. She said the mistake did not change her message opposing abortion and continued to use the image in her campaign.Key Facts
- Joanna Howe is an anti-abortion activist in Australia who used an image she believed showed twin human fetuses named Ruth and Emma.
- The image was actually a photo of baby sugar gliders taken from a TikTok video.
- Howe received the image via email and said she was "scammed" but called it an "insignificant detail."
- Despite knowing the image was probably not human, she continued to use it to promote an upcoming rally.
- The activist has worked with politicians to try to restrict abortion access.
- Authorities have previously tried to remove a different fetal image circulated by Howe and others.
- The person who sent Howe the sugar glider image emailed under a fake name to test her fact-checking.
- Howe renamed the Sydney rally "the rally for Emma and Ruth," referring to the image.
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