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Hanson mocks Lambie’s private health battle
The satirical clip drew condemnation after mocking Lambie’s prolapse and prompting renewed criticism of One Nation’s political cartoons.
On Monday, One Nation's 'Please Explain' cartoon mocked Senator Jacqui Lambie's health condition, depicting the independent senator saying she could not laugh because of her prolapsed vagina.
Senator Lambie revealed in August she required surgery and five months of leave for a vaginal and bladder prolapse, a condition affecting up to 50 per cent of women.
Independent MP Monique Ryan and Queensland Labor MP Kara Cook condemned the video, noting pelvic organ prolapse affects about one in 12 women and is often linked to physical strain or childbirth.
Lambie told ABC radio on Monday that One Nation's videos added 'hatred' and 'spitefulness' to public life, calling on Senator Hanson's team to remove the video.
The episode continues a pattern of controversy; One Nation previously labeled Liberal MP Andrew Hastie a 'traitor' in a cartoon, prompting Liberal MP Garth Hamilton to warn such 'nasty party' behavior would cost conservatives at election time.