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The abortion debate has generated sparks again, with a pro-choice campaigner unrepentant about posting an internet video showing right-to-life campaigner Ken Orr with a gun pointed at his head.
The video was posted on YouTube a week ago by prochoicenz as a "message to Ken Orr right-to-life.org from the women of Aotearoa New Zealand".
Mr Orr has laid a complaint with police, but prochoicenz said she did not really care.
"It means I've offended him as much as his disgusting behaviour and attitude had offended me," she told The Press.
The video shows a gun being pointed at his head and women giving the fingers, with messages such as "p*** off" and "Mind your own f*****g business".
By yesterday the video had been viewed more than 500 times and sparked 13 comments, ranging from support to calling it "defamatory rubbish".
It was posted in response to a High Court judgment released this month that said there was "reason to doubt the lawfulness of many abortions authorised by certifying consultants", Mr Orr said.
His group, Right to Life New Zealand, had taken the case to court to question the legality of many abortions.
In his ruling, Justice Forrest Miller said the figures showing that more than 98 per cent of abortions were authorised on the grounds of risk to mental health were "remarkably high".
Mr Orr called the judgment "the most important development in abortion law in the last 30 years".
A campaigner since 1972, he said he had experienced his fair share of criticism but felt the YouTube video crossed the line.
- NZPA
