2022:
Nearly limitless harvesting of our personal information was always leading to this moment.
In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, there have been gobs of published material and warnings from privacy advocates about how digital bread crumbs might expose women seeking abortions to potential legal jeopardy.
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In a situation in which one company refuses to cooperate, odds are that similar digital information might be available from another company that will. (There’s been some attention around the potential for period-tracking apps to blab to the authorities, but there are more direct sources of similar information.)
— Shira Ovide, "Our data is a curse, with or without Roe," NYT subscriber newsletter OnTech (June 29, 2022).
2023:
"When Grace, whose last name is being withheld to protect her family’s privacy, was sitting in the hospital room waiting to be treated for her ectopic pregnancy, the television was on announcing a new six-week abortion ban in Texas.
That was the first time she asked herself if it made sense to share news of pregnancy online.
Grace’s next pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, and during her third pregnancy, the laws in her politically purple home state changed twice. 'Suddenly, my body is this battleground and my safety and autonomy is not guaranteed,' she says. 'Do I want there to be evidence online that I’m pregnant? God forbid something goes wrong, I don’t want it documented.'"
— The new pregnancy announcement is no announcement. (subscriber gift link) More parents are skipping the stylized “We’re expecting!” post in favor of waiting for birth. Fortesa Latifi. Washington Post. December 5, 2023
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