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Texts, web searches about abortion have been used to prosecute women


A number of those cases have hinged on text messages, search history and other forms of digital evidence. AdvertisementProsecutors also cited her web history, including a visit to a webpage entitled “National Abortion Federation: Abortion after Twelve Weeks.” On her iPad, police found an email from InternationalDrugMart.com. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s “feticide” law wasn’t meant to be used to prosecute women for their own abortions. Groups like Abortions Without Borders have been filling the void, helping those who are pregnant travel to other countries with less restrictive laws and arranging for activists in other countries to send Polish women abortion pills. “Our safety is actually a matter of solidarity also," said Zuzanna Dziuban, who is part of the Abortion Without Borders network that helps Polish women travel to abortion clinics in Berlin.


Source: Washington Post July 04, 2022 02:49 UTC



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