abortion
A third of Bumble’s Texas workforce moved after state passed restrictive ‘Heartbeat Act’ abortion bill
Bumble has lost a third of its Texas workforce in the months since the state passed the controversial abortion SB 8 (Senate Bill 8), also known as the Texas Heartbeat…
Suspending access to medication abortions will threaten telehealth access
As someone who has worked extensively on solutions for expanding reproductive health access, I know that telehealth is perfectly suited for abortion care.
Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data
A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to helping her daughter have a medication abortion last year. The legal proceeding against her hinged on Facebook’s decision to provide authorities with private…
Yelp update to warn consumers Crisis Pregnancy Centers aren’t abortion care providers
Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, companies have been bolstering efforts and navigating the legal landscape to provide care to birthing people. Yelp is now following suit. The company…
Google workers call on the company to expand abortion and privacy protections
A group of more than 600 Google employees is pressing the company to expand worker health benefits, divest itself of some political ties and bolster user privacy in light of…
How digital health startups are navigating the post-Roe legal landscape
As state laws shift and abortion bans go into effect across the United States, companies are still trying to find ways to provide care while reimagining what healthcare should include.
Meta provided user information to police in Nebraska that led directly to the prosecution of a 17-year-old girl for alleged crimes relating to an abortion, court documents show. The company…
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After Roe’s reversal, founders of women’s health startups prepare for battle
TechCrunch conducted a vibe check with the women founders taking themselves and their companies to the front lines of the fight for abortion.
Lawmakers ask Facebook and Instagram to explain why they removed abortion posts
In a letter to Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren expressed alarm that abortion-related content is receiving strange treatment on…
Biden order fortifies data privacy ahead of state-by-state legal battle over abortion
An executive order signed by President Biden places the White House’s weight firmly behind states where access to abortion is guaranteed, urging the FTC and other executive entities to examine…
Facebook and Instagram are removing posts offering to mail abortion pills
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some Facebook and Instagram users planning to help distribute legal abortion pills are finding themselves censored. According…
Tech companies respond to US Supreme Court abortion decision
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision on abortion today, overturning Roe v. Wade and declaring that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee the right to abortion. While the outcome…
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: Should you delete your period-tracking app?
Experts say fears over period-tracking apps in a post-Roe vs. Wade world aren’t unfounded, but knowing which apps track you is only half of the battle.
8 ways the tech industry can step up to protect abortion rights
Roe v. Wade, the case guaranteeing the right to choose an abortion, has officially been reversed by the Supreme Court, leaving the decision to states. This means the option is…
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Digital health startups brace for a post-Roe world
Per a leaked draft obtained by Politico, the Supreme Court is set to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a precedent that protects a women’s choice to have an abortion. The move, still yet to go through, would be devastating to the women’s reproductive rights movement and a stunning jolt to healthcare in the…
In internal memo, Apple says it is monitoring legal challenges to Texas abortion law
In a message posted on an internal employee message board today, Apple said that it was monitoring the legal challenges to what it refers to as the “uniquely restrictive abortion…
Texas Right to Life website exposed job applicants’ resumes
Anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life exposed the personal information of hundreds of job applicants after a website bug allowed anyone to access their resumes, which were stored in an…
Virtual clinic Hey Jane raises $2.2M to solve for state anti-abortion legislation
The idea for the company was driven by Missouri almost closing its one abortion clinic.
The Pill Club is donating 5,000 units of emergency contraception
How birth control delivery startups can better support women in today’s political climate.
Following a report about misleading ads placed by anti-abortion groups, Google Ads updates its policies
Starting next month, Google will enforce new policies for ads related to abortion in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Google will now require advertisers that want to run…
