Prominent anti-abortion activist defends MAGA-style ads | ABC NEWS
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The ABC has tracked anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe's online ad spend with Meta and found she spent tens of thousands of dollars, but declared $0 in political campaign expenditure to the South Australian Electoral Commission. Professor Howe told the ABC her legal advice was that it was "not political campaigning". There are calls for the commission to investigate Professor Howe's campaign finances. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-03/anti-abortion-activist-joanna-howe-political-ads/106835816 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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