Police find five foetuses at the home of US anti-abortion activist

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Five foetuses have been discovered in a Washington home reportedly belonging to an anti-abortion activist, police say. Lauren Handy, 28, is a leader of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) group and describes herself as a “Catholic anarchist”. Police said they were investigating a “potential bio-hazard material” when the foetuses were found. Ms Handy was separately indicted on Wednesday for forcing entry into an abortion clinic in 2020. She was photographed outside the address on Wednesday as investigators removed items from the basement in bags and coolers. She told local news outlet WUSA9 that “people would freak out when they heard” what was inside the containers being seized. Washington police said they could not confirm if the home where the foetuses were found was in fact Ms Handy’s. However, two law enforcement officials told the Washington Post that the house was where Ms Handy was arrested and had lived or stayed.(BBC)…[+]