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Anti-abortion advocate Joanna Howe banned from South Australia’s upper house for alleged ‘threatening’ tactics towards politicians

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Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe has been banned from South Australia’s upper house.

Howe was accused of using “insults and threatening and intimidating tactics” towards politicians during a debate about forced birth’ legislation.

The proposed laws in SA , introduced by the Liberal MLC Ben Hood , were defeated by just one vote ( 10 to nine ) on 16 October .

Howe said it was a “complete surprise and a shock that MPs in the parliament could abuse their power and privilege in this way”.

Howe said the pair hugged and took a selfie, and that Lee sent her a text thanking her for the conversation.

Howe said many Liberal party preselectors who vote on this follow me, and I know how pro-life that membership is,” she told Lee .

Stephens said he had a number of accounts from multiple members about Howe ’s behaviour.

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