Apple has denied claims that the voice-activated 'assistant' on the iPhone 4S is anti-abortion.
The Web was abuzz with reports that Siri 'failed to locate' nearby abortion clinics and instead suggested 'pregnancy advice centres', the BBC has reported.
The Cupertino-based tech giant denied the claims saying the 'software was new and the lack of advice was not intentional'.
"Our customers want to use Siri to find out all types of information, and while it can find a lot, it doesn't always find what you want," spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said in a statement, quoted by the BBC.
"These are not intentional omissions meant to offend anyone, it simply means that as we bring Siri from beta to a final product, we find places where we can do better and we will in the coming weeks."
But many have responded to Siri's miss with doubt.
"Siri is a great tool that mixes humour and sarcasm in responding to questions," said Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation in a letter to Apple's chief executive Tim Cook.
"Thus, it is disappointing to read that a tool like Siri is missing the mark when it comes to providing information about such personal health issues as abortion care and contraception," she added.
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