CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information

Between Friday and Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resources for tracking, preventing and treating HIV; handling sexually transmitted infections (STIs); and prescribing contraception have flickered in and out of existence. A guide to gender-affirming care and young people, once hosted on the website for the office of the assistant secretary for health, … Read more

Some federal websites temporarily go dark after order to comply with Trump DEI directive

Among the CDC pages missing on Friday was one with information on contraception and emergency contraception. Information on contraception and the abortion pill, or mifepristone tablets, can still be found on CDC webpages through more detailed searches, but those main landing pages have been made to appear blank and might halt users seeking more background … Read more

Pentagon ends paying for travel for abortion and other reproductive care

“Our servicemembers go wherever they need to in order to bravely serve our country — and because President Trump’s extremist Supreme Court overturned Roe, where they and their families are stationed quite literally dictates their access to critical reproductive care,” Warren said in a statement. “Now, Trump is turning his back on our servicemembers — and our servicewomen in particular — to … Read more

Apps can be weaponized to criminalize those seeking abortion care. Under Trump, it could get worse

Researchers also bring attention to big tech’s business model and how it “facilitates mass surveillance of users seeking reproductive health care.” For example, people are frequently forced to consent to companies having permission to collecting and use their data, or they’re denied access to the platform. Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade with the … Read more

Louisiana – New York doctor indicted for prescribing medication abortion pills

Louisiana mother, New York doctor indicted for allegedly giving minor abortion pills A West Baton Rouge grand jury indicted a New York doctor and a Louisiana mother Friday, on felony charges for allegedly providing an illegal abortion with drugs obtained through the mail. It is the first criminal case of its kind in the country since the … Read more

Groups helping Americans find abortion pills report Instagram ‘shadow-banning’

Over the last week, the accounts of some major organizations that help Americans find abortion pills had their Instagram posts censored or removed, and at least one group said its account became difficult to find through searching – a practice known as “shadow-banning”. Read more at The Guardian