28.06.2022, 14:18
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On Facebook and Instagram, users have offered to send abortion pills to women. However, in some cases, the posts have been deleted.
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The Supreme Court’s decision will change the United States: On Friday, the US Supreme Court with its conservative majority overturned abortion rights that had applied in the United States for almost half a century. This paves the way for stricter abortion laws – even outright bans.
After the Supreme Court ruling, the demand for ways to terminate pregnancies without medical intervention increased. This is possible with abortion pills, for example. According to reports from the AP news agency and the “Vice” portal, the social networks Facebook and Instagram began deleting such offers from their platforms immediately after the court’s decision.
Facebook and Instagram delete posts
The posts were aimed at women living in US states where the Supreme Court made a landmark decision that bans abortion. These include Arkansas, Kentucky or Louisiana. In about half of the states, abortion is now likely to be severely restricted or banned within a few months. Users offered to mail abortion pills to women in those states. However, some of these posts have been removed from Facebook and Instagram.