Abortion Monitoring

09 Jul

Reproductive rights go off the map

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Monitoring, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Privacy, United States

Top House Democrats are releasing their version of a bill that would make it illegal for companies and service providers to collect cellphone location data for patients seeking reproductive or gender affirming care. It’s the latest move by Democratic lawmakers to bolster abortion protections here with the possibility of Republican Donald Trump winning the White House in November looming.

06 Jul

Abortion surveillance isn’t new but monitoring has increased post Dobbs, activists say

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Monitoring, Abortion Rights, Post-Dobbs, Surveillance

Abortion surveillance is something former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has said is up to states. But for abortion providers and advocates, surveillance and monitoring by anti-abortion activists has long been the reality. And post-Dobbs many states are actively trying to expand government surveillance.