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Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Target Online Speech About Reproductive Care

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from EFF ·

Four years after Dobbs, state officials are using cease-and-desist letters and legal threats to pressure websites that provide abortion information, even those that don't sell pills. Groups like Plan C and Mayday Health have been targeted for simply linking to educational resources. These efforts, though often failing, risk chilling online speech beyond reproductive rights.

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The story underscores how tech platforms and information sites become battlegrounds for policy fights, with potential chilling effects on free expression online.
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