Over the past week media reports have said the Ministry was urging the Government to legalise abortion and gay marriage.
RNZI reports this prompted public outrage and a statement from Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi that he would never allow what he calls "heathenistic practices".
However, the Director of Health Leausa Toleafoa Dr Take Naseri says the media has misquoted and taken out of context the national policy paper.
Leausa says the ministry did not advocate making abortion legal, as it is illegal and the ministry is compliant to the law.
