Deborah The Markup has found that location data company INRIX, which collects, analyzes, and sells aggregated vehicle, traffic, and parking data includes Planned Parenthood clinics in its INRIX IQ Location Analytics dashboard. Using a free trial of the product, The Markup was able to locate at least 71 Planned Parenthood clinics in dozens of states. Read more … Read more
Idaho’s Republican Party on Saturday adopted language to their platform that supports the criminalization of abortion in all cases, rejecting an amendment that would have supported allowing a person to get an abortion to save their life. Read more at The Hill
Many of the states rushing to ban abortion are also the biggest users of a surveillance tool that authorities could use to track women ending their pregnancies — the location data from people’s phones. – Cahn noted that geofence warrants are often just the start of an investigation: Once police get data from Google on … Read more
The National Right to Life Committee is lobbying states to enact legislation it’s drafted that would make it a crime to advertise information about abortion pills or other methods of ending a pregnancy. The model bill treats abortion like organized crime, by using a combination of civil and criminal penalties in the same way that … Read more
In just the last week, Republican officials have sued to stop abortions even in medical emergencies, said child rape victims should be forced to give birth, and blocked a bill that would guarantee the right to travel to another state for an abortion. Meanwhile, doctors are denying pregnant people possibly life-saving care. It’s no exaggeration … Read more
#BoycottWalgreens trended on Twitter after users shared stories of being denied birth control and condoms by pharmacists with a “moral objection” to their use. Abigail Martin, a TikTok creator with almost 900,000 followers, said in a video uploaded on her page earlier this month that a pharmacist told her they will not refill her birth … Read more
“Pro-Life” Idaho Republicans Declare Women Should Be Left to Die to Save Fetuses Over the weekend, the Idaho Republican Party voted against adopting an amendment that would have added an exception to its official policy on abortion for cases to save the life of the mother. Scott Herndon, a Republican running unopposed for a state … Read more
Doctor who provided abortion to 10-year-old girl moves to sue attorney general for defamation An attorney representing Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who provided an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim, has filed a tort claim against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita — the first step in a defamation lawsuit against Rokita. Read more at The Hill … Read more
Utah women live in poverty at a lower rate than the national average, according to Utah Women and Leadership Project (UWLP) research. But a more granular look reveals women of color are having a very different experience in the Beehive State economy. Nearly 34% of Black women, 27.5% of Native American women, 18.5% of Latina … Read more
No state currently bans people from obtaining an out-of-state abortion. But conservative lawmakers in a handful of GOP-led states where abortion is banned or restricted have floated measures that would penalize those involved — even tangentially — in helping someone access the procedure in another state. Read more at The Hill
